Plainview Activity Monitor
by edward_plainview · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 9.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Real-time monitoring of users, content, functionality, appearance, security, and updates.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “activities”, “activity” and “logging” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 29.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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.
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 4.9.35, well behind 7.1.
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 2991 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 7.1
3.6★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2991 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| activities your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| activity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| logging your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “activities”, “activity” and “logging” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 152 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
8.2y ago
latest release · v20180826 · 26 Aug 2018
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 15 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jurasjo9.8y ago
Nice and fast plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HollyJahangiri10.7y ago
Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. As I see no reply to Rick F’s report of the same problem a year ago, I’m uninstalling. Too bad.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcos Blatt10.7y ago
Works very well! For me it’s the best logger plugin I’ve ever used. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by Marcos Blatt.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov11.1y ago
It’s the best activity logger for wordpress for me. No heavy server load, no bugs, no missing actions like on other activity monitors. I love that plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ epaslv11.5y ago
Installed Plainview Activity Monitor with PHP 5.5 and getting Warning: mysqli_free_result(): Couldn’t fetch mysqli_result in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1367
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rfigley11.6y ago
When installed I got this error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘[‘ in /home/eden/public_html/wp-content/plugins/plainview-activity-monitor/src/old_sdk/collection.php on line 29
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jose Luis Cruz11.9y ago
This plugin works as advertised and it’s very handy to have in a shared WordPress installation. Looks like a solid plugin with good support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Taylor S11.9y ago
Does exactly what it says it does. Fast response from the developer regarding questions.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (20180826). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2018-08-26 CVE-2018-15877 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command Affects < 20180826 Patched in 20180826
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,077 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "logging" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 200+ → 100+ down after 455 days in tier
- 2025-05-09 300+ → 200+ down after 270 days in tier
- 2024-08-12 400+ → 300+ down after 229 days in tier
- 2023-12-27 500+ → 400+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2023-07-21 600+ → 500+ down after 161 days in tier
- 2023-02-10 700+ → 600+ down after 185 days in tier
- 2022-08-09 900+ → 700+ down after 321 days in tier
- 2021-09-22 1K+ → 900+ 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).
- B BuddyPress Group Email Subscription 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- D DM User Tracking 10+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Activity Logger 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- P PermaLogger — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Runkeeper Recent Activities — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Traffic Monitor 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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