Project Cost Calculator
by Ronik@UnlimitedWP · Forms
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Best Project Cost Calculator For WordPress Agencies ★★★★★ WordPress project cost calculator is a free plugin that displays an estimate of what your p …
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “cost estimator”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
51 health vs 65 average across 2,510 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,667 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1032 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1032 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
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cost estimator your tag | #15 | #13 | down 2 |
| cost calculator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| form builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| price calculator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quote generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “cost estimator”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “cost calculator”, “form builder” and “price calculator” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 155 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 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 15 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mcd4.2y ago
Really intuitive to use 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lazybatman4.5y ago
This plugin is easy to use and makes the cost calculations easy. As a freelance now I can now quickly get the cost of the projects. I am sure when I start an agency I will surely be using this plugin. Also very well coded and easy to understand. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by lazybatman.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
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 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
4 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 "Best Project Cost Calculator For WordPress Agencies ★★★★★ WordPress project cost calculator is a free plugi..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); 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 9 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,736 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "form builder", "quote generator" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-24 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 100+ → 200+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-04-14 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-09 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-08 100+ → 200+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2025-03-25 200+ → 100+ down after 445 days in tier
- 2024-01-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
ConvertCalculator: Build Cost, Price, Quotation, ROI Interactive Calculators 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 80+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Dellos Quote & Estimate Builder — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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