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List Petfinder Pets

by bridgetwes · Uncategorized

The List Petfinder Pets plugin takes advantage of the Petfinder API to list your available pets on your website.

⚠ Stale
How scoring works →
59 Health · C
Maintenance 31/100
Rating quality 84/100
Support 70/100

59 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

67 / 100

Room to improve

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 40/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 66/100
Listing tuning 68/100

To rank higher: Last updated 654 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2024-08-29 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+59% vs prior 30d
1Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

94

now · peak 94

9430d downloads · Aug 29

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

List Petfinder Pets · #9961 you Pet Adoption Listing · #13822 WP Petfinder · #24588 PetBridge · #51840

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.8Stars · Aug 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

313per 1k installs · Aug 29

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

0

releases in the last 12 months

1.8y ago

latest release · v1.1.5

26

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.1.5 · 1.8y ago1.1.4 · 1.8y ago1.1.3 · 1.8y ago1.1.2 · 1.8y ago1.1.1 · 1.8y ago1.1 · 4.4y ago1.0.19 · 4.5y ago1.0.18 · 6.0y ago1.0.17 · 6.3y ago1.0.16 · 6.4y ago1.0.15 · 6.6y ago1.0.14 · 6.7y ago1.0.13 · 6.7y ago1.0.12 · 12.3y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.1 95%
v1.0 5.4%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
300–400 ≈350

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2015-09-24 · 45 observations

300Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.1.5
Last updated
1.8y ago
Added
2012-06-13 · 14 yrs old
Requires WP
3.0
Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP

Recent reviews

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  1. atomicwp
    4.4y ago

    This plugin is as perfect as it can get. It makes the API call for you and brings in the dynamic content allowing me, as the designer, to style it the way I want it to look. It’s fast light, flexible and stable. Everything you need to put up a site for a rescue! I just deployed site where I used the plugin and my client could not be more happy. https://underdogheroes.org This topic was modified 4 years ago by atomicwp.

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  2. battenkat
    5.9y ago

    I’m not a programmer but this plugin is easy to install and use. I wish I knew more programming so I could display my data in a horizontal slider type view but the display is certainly nicer than just linking to Petfinder and I did manage to modify the data that shows per the developer’s instructions. I appreciate it being free as most rescues do not have the money to spend on anything extra. Thanks for taking the time to code this great plugin!

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  3. radawilinofsky
    6.3y ago

    Thank you so much! I was donating a little time to a local rescue and was thrilled to find your plugin. Took no time to install! Clean, friendly, easy to use. Wonderful project. TIP FOR USERS: To customize it, I chose to use a little javasctipt. For example, I wanted the featured pet in the sidebar to say “MEET ME!” and I did it like this: jQuery('#featured_pet').children('p').children('a').addClass('nowrap button-sals'); jQuery('#featured_pet').children('p').children('a').text('Meet Me!'); I also added some bootstrap classes as needed like this: jQuery('.dog').addClass('col-md-4 col-sm-6'); Just remember that it has to all be done once DOM is loaded. jQuery( document ).ready(function(){});

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  4. wilcoxcm
    6.5y ago

    I purchased & installed a WordPress theme that synced automatically with Petfinder listings for a nonprofit, & since Petfinder began transitioning to their 2.0 API a few months ago, our volunteers have been doing overtime trying to verify which pet each inquiry was regarding. When the developer told me I’d have to pay him hourly in order to update the theme, I searched for other alternatives & found this FREE plug-in. I just added the plug-in, entered our API info, updated the page template, input the shortcode & VOILA! I can’t believe how easy this was to set up. I have a good amount of WP experience but I’m far from being a developer. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you from myself, the rest of our volunteers, & the pups whose lives could be saved!

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  5. terri2uus
    6.6y ago

    Thank you to the developer of this plugin for taking it over and getting it up to date! Our Available for Adoption page is now mobile friendly! Without this plugin it would be impossible to keep up with all of the animals that are in and out of our rescue. This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by terri2uus. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by terri2uus.

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  6. Swelna
    8.9y ago

    I appreciate the author’s contribution that has helped many shelters and rescue organizations. However it no longer works and I would love to see this updated… It really was a beautiful plugin

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  7. toekneeh
    10.8y ago

    Simple to use, works great. Thank you!

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  8. greginky
    12.5y ago

    I just installed and configured this in under 10 minutes. It was so simple to do and it works fantastic. The biggest problem I encountered was trying to find the API Key for my existing PetFinder account! And that had nothing to do with the plugin itself.

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Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2022-02-21 CVE-2022-0702 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.18 Patched in 1.0.19

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-29 400+ → 300+ down

Competes with

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List Petfinder Pets: 300+ active installs, 4.8★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/petfinder-listings