Post Meta Inspector
by Automattic · Uncategorized
Also makes 68 other plugins · 18.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Peer inside your post meta
48 health vs 56 average across 16,376 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, 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 3681 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
2.1K
now · peak 4.3K
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
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.1
3
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-21 · 1,473 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jon7.9y ago
Great plugin that really makes it easy to see all of the custom fields in a post or custom post type. Very conveniently displayed at the bottom of the post edit admin screen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ saddamcrr78.1y ago
A lifesaver plugin for developer
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave Navarro, Jr.8.4y ago
Just wish it had an option to display the normal POST data,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin8.6y ago
Very useful plugin thanks. Would be great to be able to delete/edit meta from the inspector.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Property Hive8.7y ago
Lovely little tool. Saves having to go into the database and look through the postmeta table when debugging. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael9.5y ago
No need to be connected to the database to check the meta values during development. A big time saver!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hesham Zebida11.9y ago
This plugin is really helpful, since I’ve installed it; I am using it on daily bases when developing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Roi Dayan12.4y ago
works well.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.1 Bug fix: Properly declare static methods. 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 New filter ‘pmi_toggle_long_value_length’ let’s you optionally convert long post meta values to a “Click to view” UX. Thanks cfg for the pull request Bug fix: Add CSS rules to prevent long code blocks from flowing outsid 1.1
- — Version 1.0 Initial release View the post meta associated with a given post through a post meta box 1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-18 3K+ → 2K+ down
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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