Post Admin Word Count
by Jon Bishop · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 6 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a sortable word count column to the admin post list for all public post types. Efficient, lightweight and built with modern best practices.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.7K estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin columns”, “content analysis” and “custom post types” 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.
59 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 13.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 527 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 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 527 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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post word count your tag | #4 | #17 | up 1 |
| word count your tag | #5 | #15 | 0 |
| post content word count | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| post word | #17 | #22 | down 3 |
| admin columns your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content analysis your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 3 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
- “admin columns”, “content analysis” and “custom post types” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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
1.4y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 22 May 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Sep 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jakub10.4y ago
just blank post page
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ felipebadr10.9y ago
this plugin save one post meta for each post. totally unnecessary.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shkico11.3y ago
I really like this plugin, just what I was looking for. I would like to update oldest posts with better content, so I wanted to order all posts and start from those where there is barely something written. This plugin works ok without any errors, even though sadly it wasn’t updated in a while. Hopefully the author didn’t ditch this plugin, it really is useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.8y ago
Was fiddling myself to get the count in the admin posts overview, but this sollution is clean and simple, did some tweaking to get the column on the right spot for me 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aguirresf12.8y ago
Great to sort posts!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Morten13.6y ago
The plugin works perfectly, but it is annoying that the column is much wider than needed
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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
4 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 "Adds a sortable word count column to the admin post list for all public post types. Efficient, lightweight..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "who want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 538 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin columns", "Content analysis", "post word count" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 118 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 2K+ → 3K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 700+ → 800+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 500+ → 600+ up after 104 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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Word Count Analysis 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Word Count Sorter — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
EEL – Custom List Editor Lite — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
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Custom Post Type UI 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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