Requirements Checklist
by dauidus · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 840+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows admins to require content to be entered before a page/post can be published.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
800+
≈900 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “publish”, “require” and “required” 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 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.8%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 9.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 4211 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4211 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| publish your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| require your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| required your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| requirement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| requirements 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
- “publish”, “require” and “required” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 199 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v2.4 · 22 Apr 2015
8
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 5 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Patrick_D19856.9y ago
Only sad thing is the lack of updates. But besides that a must for every website which has multiple authors. Because not everyone is equal, setting up requirements makes sure the item that gets produced lives up to certain standards and also trains others to be better authors 🙂 Must have!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carnold4377.9y ago
Plugin hasn’t been updated in 4 years, but it is still brilliant! It forces me and my other publishers to populate all post fields before publishing. A great plugin. Hopefully it will get adopted or forked one day!! This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by carnold437.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nerdorturd9.7y ago
Works really well! I love it brilliant idea and good job! I use it on nerdorturd.com now Cheers, Nerd
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ehm0110.7y ago
It’s light weight and works perfect to control what my editors/collaborators do on my blog.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrija Naglic11.0y ago
Just what I needed, does the job perfectly. Didn’t notice any bugs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ another-webmaster11.2y ago
We where using already ‘home-brew’ functions which took care for some but I was struggling with an option we want to have/use. This plugin takes care for 75% of the ‘force our authors/subscribers to select’ functions, so it is very handy/nice! Only thing which we would love to see is that the (super)admin is not involved in this.(can overrule even if not forfilling the ‘must select options’ and can publish) But that is maybe just some we would do and has nothing to do with this great plugin. Thank you dauidus!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Md. Zubaer Ahammed11.3y ago
I was in search of such kind of plugin. After using this plugin I am amazed with it’s useful feature and ideas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gleenk11.6y ago
Everything works well, I hope in quick update to select required custom fields and hope in new language translations.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
6 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 "Allows admins to require content to be entered before a page/post can be published."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Yoast, All in One SEO, Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,829 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "required" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 900+ → 800+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 800+ → 900+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2026-07-27 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-26 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-25 900+ → 800+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 800+ → 900+ up 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).
- F Force Post Category Selection 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- F Force Post Title 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- R Require Post Tags 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
-
DCO Post Validator 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Requird 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - F Force Post Content — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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