Post Update Add-On – Gravity Forms
by Alex Chernov · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 480+ installs across the portfolio →
Update/Edit a post or a custom post type posts with Gravity Forms.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “edit post”, “gravity forms” and “post edit” 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 65 average across 2,509 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 7.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,668 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1033 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1033 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| edit post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post update your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| update post 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
- “edit post”, “gravity forms” and “post edit” 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 535 · 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
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
2.8y ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 2 Jan 2024
7
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ SomewhatMedia4.6y ago
Easy to set up, easy to work with, easy to understand – a perfect companion plugin for Gravity Forms! We needed the ability to pull data into a form (using GravityWiz Perks), modify it in the form, and then push it back to a Custom Post Type and this did that last part with seamless ease. Developer – I’d love to buy you a coffee, do you have a link?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yh3ng4.8y ago
Very simple straight-forward easy to use plugin. I hope there will be an additional feature where we can update a post into a remote WP site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexmv3924.8y ago
Plugin does exactly what the name says. Works perfectly, I would like support for custom taxonomies.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ juanjvl124.9y ago
This plugin does not work for me, I would like you to make an explanatory video, because after following the instructions I do not see the way to update the entry, simply everything remains the same.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ juanjvl124.9y ago
Hello, I appreciate the intention of this plugin but I do not see how I can update the entry, when I go to the form and look for the published entries I do not see any option to edit them, but if I reload the form does not work either, if you would be so kind to make an explanatory video and / or demonstrative I think we would all appreciate it, because it is not understood after doing what you indicated as we are going to update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpwebbiepro5.1y ago
Works great, thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.2
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Update/Edit a post or a custom post type posts with Gravity Forms."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 913 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("edit post", "post edit", "update post" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-01 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-31 400+ → 500+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-23 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-21 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-20 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-18 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 400+ → 500+ up after 9 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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Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Gravity Forms Add-on 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gravity PDF 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Gravity Forms CLI Add-On 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Event Tracking for Gravity Forms 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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