Post Ratings
by digitalnature · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 600+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple, developer-friendly, straightforward post rating plugin. Relies on post meta to store avg. rating / vote count.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3196 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
121
now · peak 133
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
10.3y ago
latest release · v3.0
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2016-07-31 · 1,431 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Luis Martins8.6y ago
Well thank you so much for this simple but well put out plugin. I was pleasantly for a few reasons: It doesn’t fill the admin UI with a ton of upsell offers It puts its options on where they make sense, in the settings option and not top level as many developers like to do It goes to the point and just works. Thank you! This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by Luis Martins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jakubd9.0y ago
Nice simple plugin, but all ratings are lost when deactivating and activating the plugin 🙁 This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by jakubd. This topic was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by jakubd.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lost Mountain9.6y ago
fast conected with my site, can rate my posts,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Travis Wade10.3y ago
Exactly what I was looking for. Simple rating system without a lot of complexity.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tayfunozer10.6y ago
Google ‘also stars looks !.. Thank you man !!!!!! +Maximum 1 vote to remove the limit?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DutchMan011.5y ago
Works great, easy to use. Keep working on it man! 3 years no updates… 🙁 But… it works with WP 4.11 Thanks mate!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John12.4y ago
Thanks for your job, works nicely!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Westr201312.4y ago
Only one person can rate. others cannot
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 68 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 44 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-24 600+ → 500+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 500+ → 600+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-08-01 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-31 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-29 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-28 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-27 600+ → 500+ down after 134 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 700+ → 600+ down after 1 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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Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more 200K+ installs · 3.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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