Posts By Tag
by Sudar Muthu · Performance
Also makes 15 other plugins · 20.3K+ 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 …
44 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.
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 1781 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
219
now · peak 236
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
4.9y ago
latest release · v3.2.1
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-08-16 · 1,426 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 ↗- ★★★★★ utomjording5.9y ago
Been using this plugin for a couple of years and just keeps working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daan van den Bergh7.1y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ ngxson7.1y ago
doesn’t work at all
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yehawdude7.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Bobthearch8.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ gotti759.0y ago
I realy love the ‘get tags from the current post’ feature!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chriko10.4y ago
yes it works 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ albacerdeira11.1y ago
Amazing plugin, but don’t work with this version
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- 2025-10-22 CVE-2025-62983 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') 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
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
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 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
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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 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin 30K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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