PGP Key Generator
by wp2pgpmail · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
Let your visitors create PGP keys and encrypt or decrypt messages, right in their browser. Nothing is sent to your server.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈55 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “encryption” for “key”. “encryption” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “key” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 9.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
51
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
40%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+0.9
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| pgp your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| gnupg your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| key generator your tag | #2 | #8 | — |
| openpgp your tag | #3 | #3 | up 5 |
| key | #11 | #22 | 0 |
| license key | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| online generator | #18 | #20 | up 5 |
| encryption your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “encryption” for “key”. “encryption” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “key” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 229 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v2.0.1 · 26 Oct 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ miandu4.7y ago
This is a nifty PGP tool that runs on a user’s local machine/browser. Great for encrypting messages with out having to install a software program. Great for people who need to generate PGP keys to get secure communications to and from other PGP platforms. I set this up on my website to assist folks to get started using PGP. The install was a matter of installing and activating the plugin, add a page, enter a short code and done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniël Zon9.8y ago
Great plugin does what it supposed to do, liking the option to encrypt/decrypt on the fly and not having to use any from of software!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ perrymyk12.4y ago
This plugin has got to be a practical joke on the users. Once you install the plugin there is nothing given on how to use it no documentation nor tools. Joke……………….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ suifengtec12.5y ago
nice
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Let your visitors create PGP keys and encrypt or decrypt messages, right in their browser. Nothing is sent..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 881 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gnupg" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-23 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- O OpenPGP Form Encryption for WordPress 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C
- W WP PGP Encrypted Emails 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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wp2pgpmail 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Secure Encrypted Form 50+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Email Address Encoder 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - W WP Hashed IDs 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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