Posts By Tag
by Sudar Muthu · Performance
Also makes 20 other plugins · 17.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Provide sidebar widget, shortcode and template functions that can be used to display posts from a set of tags using various options in the sidebar or …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cache”, “posts” and “sidebar” 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 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 81.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance 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
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1844 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
3.8★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1844 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cache”, “posts” and “sidebar” 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 371 · 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
5.1y ago
latest release · v3.2.1 · 13 Oct 2021
44
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ utomjording6.1y ago
Been using this plugin for a couple of years and just keeps working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daan van den Bergh7.2y ago
Very nice plugin, man. I was going to build something myself, but then I found yours. Thanks for saving me a lot of time! This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by Daan van den Bergh.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ngxson7.3y ago
doesn’t work at all
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yehawdude7.6y ago
No matter where I add the widget, or which option I use to tell it where to get tags, this plugin NEVER shows up. Tried on multiple websites. Great premise, really wish it worked.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bobthearch8.4y ago
This doesn’t seem to work. Depending on which options are checked within the plugin, it prevents the page from loading at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gotti759.2y ago
I realy love the ‘get tags from the current post’ feature!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chriko10.6y ago
yes it works 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ albacerdeira11.3y ago
Amazing plugin, but don’t work with this version
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.2.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Posts By Tag <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-10-22 CVE-2025-62983 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.2.1 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
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 "Provide sidebar widget, shortcode and template functions that can be used to display posts from a set of ta..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,451 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 662 days in tier
- 2023-02-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1172 days in tier
- 2019-11-20 4K+ → 3K+ down
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).
- N Newpost Catch 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
- E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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