Post Category
by naples · Search
Use Shortcode to Loop Post From specific Categorie.
46 health vs 67 average across 214 Search plugins
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3637 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
146
now · peak 148
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-13 40+ → 30+ down after 447 days in band
- 2025-02-20 50+ → 40+ down after 240 days in band
- 2024-06-25 60+ → 50+ down after 112 days in band
- 2024-03-05 70+ → 60+ down after 148 days in band
- 2023-10-09 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-10-04 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-10-02 80+ → 70+ down after 132 days in band
- 2023-05-23 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Search & Filter 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Move 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Require Post Category 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Taxonomy Filter 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Better Random Redirect 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/post-category" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Post Category — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Post Category: 30+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/post-category