Post link shortcode
by Micha? Ochman · Uncategorized
Link to posts and pages from your content using a simple shortcode.
45 health vs 56 average across 12,019 Uncategorized 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 4100 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
23
now · peak 79
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 “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,366 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 90+ → 100+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 100+ → 90+ down after 1072 days in tier
- 2023-07-23 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-07-19 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-18 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-17 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-16 200+ → 100+ down after 16 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP-Paginate 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flexy Breadcrumb 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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