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Private by Default

by anttti · Uncategorized

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When creating new posts or pages (of regular WordPress types or custom post types), this plugin makes them private by default.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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47 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 80/100
Support 70/100

47 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins

50+

Active installs

≈57 estimated

3.2K

Total downloads

since 2015

4.17★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 4 reviews

+29%

71

Downloads · 30d

category median +19%

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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.

38 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 5/100
Rating quality 55/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 4011 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+29% vs prior 30d
1Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

71

now · peak 144

7130d downloads · Aug 26

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

Private by Default · #20153 you Post Type Switcher · #270 Reveal IDs · #849 WP Admin UI Customiz · #1076

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.

1.4Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
50–60 ≈57

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations

50Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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.

Ratings · 4 reviews

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5★
4 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.0
Last updated
11.0y ago
Added
2015-09-07 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
3.0
Tested up to
4.3.34
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ xjamesb
    8.2y ago

    Excellent plug-in, thank you.

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  2. ★★★★★ kernellabs
    9.1y ago

    Still working as expected in 4.8.1

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  3. ★★★★★ one19
    9.8y ago

    No config necessary

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  4. ★★★★★ mrsburnside
    10.5y ago

    I went looking for a plugin that would allow me to post my private blog posts without fear of accidentally leaving anything out for public consumption. I’m very appreciative that I found it, and it works the way I wanted it to.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-20 60+ → 50+ down after 7 days in tier
  2. 2026-06-13 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
  3. 2026-06-11 60+ → 50+ down after 168 days in tier
  4. 2025-12-25 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
  5. 2025-12-21 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
  6. 2025-12-19 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2025-12-18 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2025-12-17 50+ → 60+ up after 15 days in tier

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