Prevent Landscape Rotation
by Arul Prasad J · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 6.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “front end” for “rotation”. “front end” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rotation” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
67 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 11.6K 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 555 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 555 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| landscape your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| rotation | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| post rotation | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| dialogue your tag | #9 | #9 | down 2 |
| prevent your tag | #24 | #22 | down 3 |
| front end your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mobile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “front end” for “rotation”. “front end” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rotation” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 813 · 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
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 25 Apr 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nanonew2.6y ago
Great Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ newty2.6y ago
Works well on mobiles but I got the reverse experience on tablets. A fix should be done for it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ milord854.4y ago
simple and easy, maybe we need little more options like change bacground image, prevent various devices, example desktop tablet or large screen, in order to force only the portrait mobile view. by the way it is a very good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ apollosk4.8y ago
Thanks for developing and maintaining this plugin. 🙂 It would be nice if you consider adding more options for customization of how the plugin works and looks. Keep up the good work. Cheers! This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by apollosk.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SITEWEB445.3y ago
Good plugin ! Thank you for your solution, it’s help a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tokodesign5.5y ago
Excellent plugin and great support! Simple to setup and haven’t had any issues.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ D4D5.5y ago
Super awesome plugin, love the simplicity. The Author is very supportive. I hope we can see a prevent portrait mode in addition – perhaps in future updates! Again thank you!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.5 Prevent Landscape Rotation <= 2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via adminpage.php ↗
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.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is little more than the plugin name.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 283 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "dialogue", "front end" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2025-11-11 2K+ → 1K+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2025-04-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 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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WPtouch – Make your WordPress Website Mobile-Friendly 40K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Responsive Menu 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A - F Favicon Rotator 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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