Post Edit Toolbar
by greghl · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 80+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a pair of dropdowns 'Page list' and 'Post List' to the WordPress toolbar of the most recently edited pages, drafts, future sc …
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
70+
≈79 estimated
Momentum
-35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “edit post” and “post” 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.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 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.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3970 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3970 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| toolbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “edit post” and “post” 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 172 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.9y ago
latest release · v1.4.12 · 18 Dec 2015
2
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Christian Kaiser7.2y ago
Using it with WP 5.1.x
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ harrycss8.3y ago
This plugin works just fine with WP 4.9.7. this one is more useful than “PAGE edit toolbar” (which is good too)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robertwhyte10.7y ago
Huge time saver. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yolandal10.8y ago
by accident i found this plugin and i’m very happy, this is exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gn461910.9y ago
I thinks it would be nicer if: 1) the drop down list is scrollable – currently the list can be as long as it extends to the bottom of your screen, but there is no way to scroll down it any further ( I have change the number of posts/pages to display); 2) a search box is added to the top of the list, so that one can search posts or pages in respective lists. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bo15911.1y ago
works as exptected, nice
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JanPaul99911.4y ago
Saves me so much time! Love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crzyhrse11.5y ago
This is doing what it is intended to do very nicely… Thanks for making it available…
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a pair of dropdowns 'Page list' and 'Post List' to the WordPress toolbar of the most recently edited p..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,189 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "edit post" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-11 80+ → 70+ down after 390 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-10 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-07 90+ → 80+ down 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).
- W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C
- H HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection) 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C
- R Revision Control 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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