Photo Competition Manager
by Donncha O Caoimh (a11n) · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 21.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Complete photography club competition platform. Handle submissions, member voting, public voting, email notifications, and beautiful results displays.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “competitions”, “member management” and “photography” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
75 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 254 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| photo voting | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| competitions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| member management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photography your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| voting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “competitions”, “member management” and “photography” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Dec 2025 · 335 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 107 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #50,200 to #69,500, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
8mo ago
latest release · v0.3.0 · 20 Feb 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 10 Dec 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wildcathendrix10mo ago
I am using the “Photo Competition Manager” plugin for a private photo contest on a site running the Uncode theme. Since this is the first time I have organized a photo competition, I was pleased with how quickly I was able to get up to speed with the system. The plugin is very well-structured and doesn’t feel bloated. For my project, the simple member management and the straightforward upload process have been particularly helpful. Integration into my existing theme layout worked without any major issues. While the workflow is quite strict (for example, handling voting for categories one at a time), it results in a very stable system that does exactly what it is supposed to do. If you are looking for a reliable and clean solution for a photo club or a private contest, this is a great choice.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Complete photography club competition platform. Handle submissions, member voting, public voting, email not..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,048 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
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