Post Meta Inspector
by Automattic · Uncategorized
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Peer inside your post meta
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈2K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “post meta” and “tools” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 159.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 4.8.34, 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 3744 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 3744 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tools your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “post meta” and “tools” 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 4.3K · 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
9.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 8 Jun 2017
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 2 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jon8.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ saddamcrr78.3y ago
A lifesaver plugin for developer
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave Navarro, Jr.8.6y ago
Just wish it had an option to display the normal POST data,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin8.8y ago
Very useful plugin thanks. Would be great to be able to delete/edit meta from the inspector.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Property Hive8.9y ago
Lovely little tool. Saves having to go into the database and look through the postmeta table when debugging. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael9.6y 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 Zebida12.1y 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 Dayan12.5y 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
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
1 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 Short description is 26 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 451 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "tools" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2292 days in tier
- 2020-01-08 4K+ → 3K+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2019-12-27 3K+ → 4K+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2019-10-12 4K+ → 3K+ down after 376 days in tier
- 2018-10-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 153 days in tier
- 2018-05-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 300 days in tier
- 2017-07-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 193 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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Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - R Rewrite Rules Inspector 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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Pure Metafields 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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