Post Type Archive Descriptions

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 8.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ meeee2

   3.0y ago

   I almost didn’t try this plugin because of the notice that it hasn’t been tested with the latest versions. Glad I did because it works great – does exactly what it says and is easy to use 🙂

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2. ★★★★★ Christian Saborio

   7.6y ago

   This is such an elegant way to present your users with the option of editing the text of your archives. I simply installed it and after modifying my theme a bit, I was up and running. Fantastic idea, thank you and keep up the good work!

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3. ★★★★★ certainlyakey

   8.8y ago

   A useful and well implemented plugin. If you’re going to use any other post-type global fields it’s better to replace this plugin with a custom field and put all of those on a single options page, but otherwise it does its job well.

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4. ★★★★★ arrubakook

   9.3y ago

   This plugin has been very useful to me, thank you for your contribution!

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ SiamKreative

   10.4y ago

   Thanks Mark for this awesome plugin! It does exactly what it says. Is it available on Github? I’d like to contribute.

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6. ★★★★★ mikes000

   10.9y ago

   Works exactly as expected. Nicely done!

   Read on wp.org ↗

Translated into 9 languages, 4 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2018-09-01 900+ → 1K+ up after 183 days in tier
2. 2018-03-02 100+ → 900+ up

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 Type Archive Descriptions: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/post-type-archive-descriptions