Post Navigator
by lukerollans · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 610+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds simple navigation tools to the admin area when editing or creating posts, allowing for quick and time saving navigation
47 health vs 54 average across 3,793 Admin & Utilities 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4518 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 82
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
12.4y ago
latest release · v1.3.4
12
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-26 · 1,385 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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ andiszek11.2y ago
This plugin saves a lot of time! Thank you for developing it, it is really helpful! regards, andi PS: in case anyone is wondering why it doesn`t work with Custom Post Types (CPTs) out of the box: go to Settings – Post Navigator and activate the CPTs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gustavo Cieslar11.7y ago
I think it’s important not to limit the functionality to only normal posts and pages. The plugin should work also for custom post types. Beside this, the plugin is great, I would rate five starts if it covered custom post types. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Noahj11.7y ago
Hi, thank you for this plugin. The options after saving are better than any on the market.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick Steil12.0y ago
Working great for me on WP 4!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ empowergraphics12.1y ago
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This plugin simply saved me soo much time and aggravation. I have many many files that each needed a simple update and this plugin made the whole process incredibly easy! Future suggestion: Previous and Next within a particular subset/search term. Thanks again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daroost12.2y ago
This plugin is really helpful and saves a bunch of time while editing. I would give 5 stars if the support for WPML was there, but I read it’s coming ! Really a must have !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pippin Williamson12.5y ago
It’s simple, effective, and does it’s job quite well. From a developer’s perspective, the code is clean, easy to read, and well constructed. I did notice one small bug, however. The Prev / Next buttons at the top of the screen don’t work completely with custom post types. Instead of going to the next item in the post type, they move the user back to the standard Post post type. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BirdBrain Logic12.5y ago
Quickly and easily flick between pages when editing a clients content. Great!
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Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-01 200+ → 100+ down after 922 days in tier
- 2023-05-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-22 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-05-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-15 300+ → 200+ 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).
- W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
- P Posts List 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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LH Archived Post Status 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
- H HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection) 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Sortable Word Count Reloaded 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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