phpbb_recent_topics
by linickx · Uncategorized
This plugin grabs your recent phpBB forum topics for you to display in wordpress.
44 health vs 61 average across 5,696 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5488 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
33
now · peak 119
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-24 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-04-18 50+ → 60+ up after 43 days in band
- 2026-03-06 60+ → 50+ down after 221 days in band
- 2025-07-28 70+ → 60+ down after 96 days in band
- 2025-04-23 80+ → 70+ down after 143 days in band
- 2024-12-01 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-30 80+ → 70+ down after 72 days in band
- 2024-09-19 70+ → 80+ up after 45 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- E Enhanced Recent Posts 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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