Preserve Editor Scroll Position
by Dominik Schilling · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 105.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Recovers the old scroll position in your Editor after saving. Either HTML or visual editor.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “editor”, “post” and “scrolling” 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 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 30.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scrolling your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ux 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
- “editor”, “post” and “scrolling” 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 372 · 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
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
12.6y ago
latest release · v0.2 · 16 Apr 2014
2
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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 20 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ matiaspage9.0y ago
This plugin sounds great, as a fix to the HUGE BUG that the wordpress editor has. The bug/decision in wordpress is extremely annoying and unbelievable. The problem is that this plugin does not work. It does nothing. Every time I click ‘update’ in the wordpress editor (editing a page, not a post) then it reloads the entire thing and the cursor is back to the top of the page. This forces the user to find the original cursor position constantly. This slows down the editing. Inexplicably this is still the default behavior in wordpress. This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by matiaspage.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ studiogrynn11.7y ago
This plugin solves an ongoing PIA. Would be wonderful if this was the default behavior with no plugin required.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ taxtorpedo12.5y ago
Excellent time saver. If you are editing any long list or extensive post, saving the draft or updating the post does not lose your place in the editing process.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gtan12.7y ago
Thanks for solving small but painfully annoying problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yllelder12.9y ago
works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kylomylo13.3y ago
Great job, really needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chenke13.7y ago
und erleichtert einem so die tägliche Arbeit. Super!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Juergen Schulze13.8y ago
really works small typo in description: “This plugin will recover the old scoll position…” it’s scRoll not scoll
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 444 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "scrolling", "tinyMCE" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 134 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 7K+ → 6K+ down after 252 days in tier
- 2024-09-24 8K+ → 7K+ down after 116 days in tier
- 2024-05-31 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-30 8K+ → 9K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-05-27 9K+ → 8K+ down after 246 days in tier
- 2023-09-24 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1385 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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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
AddQuicktag 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - A Advanced TinyMCE Configuration 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- A Advanced Image Styles 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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