Plugin Notes Plus
by jamiebergen · Uncategorized
Adds a column to the Plugins page where you can add, edit, or delete notes about a plugin.
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
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.7K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “release notes”, “page notes” and “plus” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #8 and #9 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
91 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 78.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 100 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 62 reviews, smoothed to 4.60★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugin notes your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| memo your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| notes | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| note | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| release notes | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| plus | #9 | #7 | down 1 |
| page notes | #8 | #6 | 0 |
| plugin conflicts | #10 | #11 | up 1 |
| plugin conflict | #10 | #11 | up 1 |
| where | #19 | #16 | — |
| plugin info | #15 | #14 | 0 |
| wordpress notes | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| plus one | #10 | #12 | down 1 |
| wp notes | #10 | #11 | up 2 |
| plugin only | #18 | #17 | down 1 |
| plugin updates | #22 | #18 | up 1 |
| plugin update | #24 | #18 | — |
| plugin directory | #24 | #22 | — |
| directory plugin | #24 | #21 | — |
| reload | #24 | #22 | down 4 |
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
65 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 45 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “release notes”, “page notes” and “plus” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #8 and #9 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.7K · 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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.10 · 20 Mar 2025
15
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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Nov 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.10 Fixed: Ajax conflict with WPML version 4.7.0 and up. Thanks to @ericmuc for bringing this to my attention. 1.2.10
- — Version 1.2.9 Fixed: PHP warnings related to I18n. 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 Fixed: Checking for user permission on ajax requests. 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Fixed: Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability related to icon rendering. 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Added: Option to selectively hide or display plugin notes. Thanks to @garconis for the suggestion. 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Fixed: PHP warning caused by deprecated usage of wp_localize_script. Thanks to @brianhenryie for finding this. 1.2.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.2.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Plugin Notes Plus <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Note Deletion ↗
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Plugin Notes Plus <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-09 CVE-2024-37561 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.6 Patched in 1.2.7
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 languages, 7 at 90% or more
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a column to the Plugins page where you can add, edit, or delete notes about a plugin."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,122 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "memo" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-23 8K+ → 9K+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 9K+ → 8K+ down after 124 days in tier
- 2025-09-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-31 9K+ → 8K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 9K+ → 8K+ down after 3 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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Softaculous 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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