Portfolio by BestWebSoft – Work and Projects Presentation Plugin for WordPress
by bestweblayout · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 30 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create and add personal portfolio to your WordPress website. Manage and showcase past projects to get more clients.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Open vulnerability
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “add portfolio” for “personal portfolio”. “add portfolio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “personal portfolio” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
59 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 270.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
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: Update recency
Updated 509 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.5★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 3.89★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 509 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.
32
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| personal portfolio | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| add portfolio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| add portfolio widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fancybox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| portfolio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| portfolio plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “add portfolio” for “personal portfolio”. “add portfolio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “personal portfolio” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 593 · 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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 48% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 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 18 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ brenoflux5.7y ago
I hate to give someone’s work a 1 star. But your free plugin is useless and ugly. Among all the customize options in the plugin, free version has ONE option available. This is not free at all. You should add customization options on free version, or just remove your free version and make it PRO, and don’t waste our time. Best wishes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nipastudio9.7y ago
Don’t waste your time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Toxic10.0y ago
Плагин с уродливыми демоданными, почему-то, с украинским языком в админке вместо русского, невнятными настройками, но с манией разработчиков под отдельное меню для своих поделок.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ m.clark12410.1y ago
so simple in usage, and guys from support helped me to customize styles. looks perfectly. thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ asmondien10.7y ago
Was looking for good portfolio plugin that let’s me have description on side. Then I was looking to on switching the thumbs on sides. Got support to help [rather quick support must say] All working great. Thanks again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ projer11.0y ago
Useless portfolio, just pass
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MisterMarcoo11.1y ago
Installed this plugin and wasn’t happy with the styling, since it is not using the same styling as the rest of the site. Sent a help request and my problem was solved within 24 hours. Great service, really happy with it, gonna use it multiple times!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ photokulinar11.2y ago
This plugin is adware. Main functions (like a category) inaccessible in free version. So free version is not working. It only needed to advertise premium version. That is adware. Deleted after 10 sec.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.58). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58245 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.58 No patch available
- 2017-04-12 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.4.0 Patched in 2.4.0
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 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 134 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 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 "Create and add personal portfolio to your WordPress website. Manage and showcase past projects to get more..."
- ✓ 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 One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,251 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "add portfolio widget", "fancybox" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-29 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 600+ → 700+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 600+ → 700+ up after 5 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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Radius Portfolio – Filterable Grid, Gallery & Slider Portfolio 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Portfolio, Gallery, Product Catalog – Grid KIT Portfolio 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Filterable Portfolio 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Portfolio Responsive Gallery 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Portfolio Gallery Master 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D - E Expert Village Media Portfolio 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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