Pixelgrade Assistant
by pixelgrade · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 38.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
The free companion for the Pixelgrade LT stack — stack health, recommended plugins, and starter content. No account required.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
-29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “dashboard”, “demo content” and “recommended plugins” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 91.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 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.
This plugin shipped 10 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 62 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pixelgrade your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| assistant | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| demo content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recommended plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| starter content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “dashboard”, “demo content” and “recommended plugins” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.9K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
10
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
26
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 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 4 Oct 2022
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3.1 Starter Sites imports are more resilient to undeclared commerce content, unavailable layout units, media edge cases, and interrupted full-site runs. The starter composer now opens with the Full site preset, explains re-a 2.3.1
- — Version 2.3.0 New onboarding: an essentials-first Site Setup checklist can install or activate Anima LT, Style Manager, and Nova Blocks from one place. Design previews: Styles now shows live, site-specific color and typography preview 2.3.0
- — Version 2.2.2 Service infrastructure: functional Pixelgrade requests now use a documented first-party site registry with explicit URL/stack context and aggregate service reporting. 2.2.2
- — Version 2.2.1 Fix: remote theme-configuration lookups are now strictly rate-limited with a cached fallback, eliminating the excessive background requests to pixelgrade.com that some installs generated. Fix: a PHP 8.2 deprecation notic 2.2.1
- — Version 2.2.0 Fix: Anima LT is now recognized out of the box — the free WordPress.org build no longer comes up unrecognized, so starter sites, recommended plugins, and the setup wizard all work as intended. Style Manager now appears a 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.0 New: Pixelgrade Docs sidebar – browse, search, read, and rate your theme’s documentation right inside the block editor. Finished moving account and license features out to the optional Pixelgrade Plus companion; the free 2.1.0
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,255 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "demo content" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-31 3K+ → 2K+ down after 361 days in tier
- 2024-01-05 4K+ → 3K+ down after 243 days in tier
- 2023-05-07 5K+ → 4K+ down
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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Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ installs · 4.9★ A -
LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder 400K+ installs · 4.3★ A
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