Posts in Posts
by WolfieZero · Uncategorized
Posts in Posts grabs posts based on tag, category or just recent, and display them inline with a post
41 health vs 56 average across 12,424 Uncategorized plugins
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 6.8.
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 5404 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 64
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 50+ → 40+ down after 558 days in tier
- 2024-11-20 60+ → 50+ down after 255 days in tier
- 2024-03-10 70+ → 60+ down after 217 days in tier
- 2023-08-06 80+ → 70+ down after 177 days in tier
- 2023-02-10 90+ → 80+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2023-01-31 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-01-26 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-01-24 100+ → 90+ down after 68 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Pages with category and tag 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Search & Filter 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Category Posts Widget 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP No Base Permalink 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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