Plugins Last Updated Column

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ Lucap

   7.2y ago

   Very useful to quickly see the update status of the plugins directly in WP

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2. ★★★★★ TomCobbley

   8.4y ago

   This is a really useful plugin which I install on all my WordPress sites – makes it easy to spot old, unmaintained plugins.

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3. ★★★★★ wpwalker

   9.5y ago

   Got on a search for something like this after one of my websites was going belly-up periodically, and turned out it was caused by a wayyyyy old news ticker plugin. I have a plugin to monitor when my plugins need updates, but duh didn’t even think about how i should catch plugins that are never updated! This is just what i was looking for to keep me informed in future. And the kind of plugin i like: does one thing, and does it well. I didn’t notice any lag at all on loading the plugins page right after install (lag has been reported as – of course – it has to make connection to wordpress.org to check each plugin). Four stars, only because would like to see a recent “Last Updated:” date, and a “Compatible up to:” current WordPress version. (Even though it is simple enough that will probably work for a long time to come, it would be more reassuring if itself it has these — that’s the point, right? 😀 ) This is the kind of thing WordPress should be doing, instead of bloated stuff like customizer and jetpack :/ Thanks for this! This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by wpwalker.

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4. ★★★★★ Chris Cane

   10.2y ago

   I really like to see which of my installed plugins have not been updated in a while. This is a simple colorful tool to help me do that!

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5. ★★★★★ Karissa Skirmont

   10.9y ago

   While I’m probably a little bias about this plugin since it was my idea, the plugin in developer Steve Kohlmeyer, executed it be beautifully. At my request, in version 0.0.7, he added support for Multisite so that now they the column shows up in wp-admin/network/plugins.php. When installing, use the ‘Network Activate’ option. Now I’m going to have to go through them all purge the old ones or contact the plugin developers that haven’t updated in over 2 years… to update.

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6. ★★★★★ Julie

   11.2y ago

   Works right off the bat. The column is easy to see, and the information is well laid out and clearly displayed. Just what I was looking for to help me keep track of plugin updates. I tried another plugin that also included other information which would have been useful to have, but it was too buggy to be of any real use to me. I like that this plugin keeps things simple, and therefore accurate! —- Update (Oct. 4, 2015): I already left a nice review, but I have to add more. After communicating with the plugin author about some discrepancies I was noticing, he not only worked to resolve the issue, but also added another column to provide more complete information. I’m more satisfied than ever with this plugin! Thanks, Fastmover 🙂

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7. ★★★★★ Scott Winterroth

   12.0y ago

   http://plugincopywriter.com/new-notable-wordpress-plugins-week-ending-aug-24/

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Plugins Last Updated Column <= 0.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-03-11 CVE-2025-28887 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 0.1.3 Patched in 0.1.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-15 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2026-08-11 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-08-10 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-08-09 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-08-08 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-08-05 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-08-04 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
8. 2026-07-30 600+ → 700+ up 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).

• WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 300K+ 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
• Softaculous 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• WPCore Plugin Manager 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C
• WP Fingerprint 9K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C

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Plugins Last Updated Column: 600+ active installs, 4.9★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/plugins-last-updated-column