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
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+58%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “navigation” and “next” 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.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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 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.
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 4579 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4579 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 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| next your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts 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”, “navigation” and “next” 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 94 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
12.5y ago
latest release · v1.3.4 · 18 Apr 2014
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.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ andiszek11.4y 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 Cieslar11.9y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Noahj11.9y ago
Hi, thank you for this plugin. The options after saving are better than any on the market.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick Steil12.1y ago
Working great for me on WP 4!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ empowergraphics12.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ daroost12.4y 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 Williamson12.6y 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 Logic12.6y ago
Quickly and easily flick between pages when editing a clients content. Great!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds simple navigation tools to the admin area when editing or creating posts, allowing for quick and time..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,649 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "post navigation" does not.
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 after 223 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 300+ down after 380 days in tier
- 2021-09-19 500+ → 400+ down after 677 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★ · 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 D - 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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