Pinterest Pinboard Widget
by codefish · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple must-have widget for the Pinterest addict! Displays thumbnails of your latest Pinterest pins on your website.
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
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
500+
≈560 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “pinboard”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 80K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,191 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pinboard your tag | #11 | #11 | down 1 |
| pinterest your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “pinboard”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “pinterest” and “widget” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 172 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow 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
11.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 5 Mar 2015
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ JohnRoyce9.4y ago
This plugin works, it is a little wiggly about placement but can be dealt with if you know some CSS/HTML. It does go “out” sometimes but not too bad. Really it has been surprisingly durable over many months now. I do wonder why they don’t release an update, even if just a minor log change. The lapse is too long imo. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by JohnRoyce.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ etellewyn11.9y ago
I had this installed and it works if it’s the last widget in a series, but if you have another widget after this one, the next widget appears inside of this widget. Seems to indicate there is a missing closing div tag somewhere?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maegwin11.9y ago
Like razmi said, “Simple, nice and easy!! It shows your latest pins which is exactly what I wanted!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Moheimen12.8y ago
Thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Colleensauve13.2y ago
When I activated & placed the widget, I was expecting the format shown in the screenshot on this site. For me, the pins were so large they placed themselves vertically in a tall row. My only option to reduce this was to allow it to render 1 pin at a time. However, I did appreciate the ease of uploading & activating. How can I change it’s aesthetic? Any help would be appreciated. http://www.tnhemp.org
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Worthdesigning13.8y ago
Great little plugin. Installed perfectly out of the box. 5 out of 5 !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ randellz13.8y ago
this is an awesome pinterest plugin, i like how it functions, would be even better if you could set the padding and margin Ect.. between the photos, i like everything to align perfectly, and well there is not option to get it just right other than that this is prob one of the best pinterest plugins to show recent pins and encourage people to follow you on pinterest. Great work top plugin – even better it works for version 3.5 of wordpress.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.7). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Pinterest Pinboard Widget <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58248 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.7 No patch available
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.
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple must-have widget for the Pinterest addict! Displays thumbnails of your latest Pinterest pins on yo..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 5 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 Pinterest.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 490 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-14 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-11 600+ → 500+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 700+ → 600+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 800+ → 700+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 700+ → 800+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-08-19 800+ → 700+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 700+ → 800+ up after 5 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).
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Pinterest for WooCommerce 200K+ installs · 2.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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