Plugin Activation Date
by Maor Chasen · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 900+ installs across the portfolio →
Keep track of plugins you activate or deactivate through the dashboard by viewing when each and every one of them was enabled or disabled.
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
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “plugin info” and “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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,732 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 7.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5125 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugin info your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches 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
- “plugin info” and “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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 152 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 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 7 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 2Flow21.0y ago
In October 2025 the plugin will only show you the “Last Activated” date for any plugins you activate AFTER this plugin is installed, but will not show you the date that the plugins were installed if they were installed before this one. This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by 2Flow2. Reason: Stars did not save correctly This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by 2Flow2. This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by 2Flow2. Reason: Realized it only works for plugins installed after this one
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brasofilo5.3y ago
Yes, I think so 🙂 The code is very simple, all contained in a single class. The hooks are very basic and given WP backwards compatibility policy I don’t see this plugin stop working any time soon and if you allow me the hyperbole, actually it’ll never stop, lol Hail to the king! Great plugin!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Code Muffin6.2y ago
Essential plugin, still works 8 years after the last update
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Damiaan van Vliet9.0y ago
A nice simple plug-in and still working in 4.8.3! Shows a date when a plug-in was activated, that’s all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abooster10.4y ago
I’m so glad I found this plugin. I wish I had found and installed it much sooner. Long story short: For anyone even considering installing more than a dozen plugins this plugin here is absolutely essential! It makes it much easier to track down those pesky plugins that break something on your site without you immediately noticing. I have about 50 plugins installed (even though I’m striving to have as few plugins as humanly possible) and this activation date tracker is an absolute life saver! Thank you so much for creating this tool! Most definitely 5 stars from me!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Venutius12.1y ago
Works great with wp 4.0
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JasonBC13.3y ago
So simple and so necessary! Why doesn’t WP have this feature built in one should wonder. This gives an alternative to the drastic method of “turn off all plugins”. Now you can backtrack more carefully. Be sure to install this as the first plugin for maximum effect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jayPEG13.8y ago
By being able to see when each plugin was last activated or deactivated, it can take a lot of time out of troubleshooting various problems that pop-up, especially when clients mess with their plugins but claim not to have. And as previously stated, it can help you figure out plugin conflicts much quicker. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Keep track of plugins you activate or deactivate through the dashboard by viewing when each and every one o..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 733 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "plugin info" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 400+ → 300+ down after 306 days in tier
- 2024-01-29 500+ → 400+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2023-12-30 400+ → 500+ up after 205 days in tier
- 2023-06-08 500+ → 400+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2023-05-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-24 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-05-19 400+ → 500+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2023-05-11 500+ → 400+ down after 2 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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Plugin Report 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Plugin Activation Tracker 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Download Plugin 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - A Advanced Automatic Updates 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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Softaculous 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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