Proper Network Activation
by scribu · Admin & Utilities
Avoid errors when using WordPress MultiSite network activation
45 health vs 60 average across 1,082 Admin & Utilities 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4873 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
69
now · peak 209
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-03 30+ → 20+ down after 65 days in band
- 2025-11-30 20+ → 30+ up after 23 days in band
- 2025-11-07 30+ → 20+ down after 556 days in band
- 2024-04-30 40+ → 30+ down after 312 days in band
- 2023-06-23 50+ → 40+ down after 99 days in band
- 2023-03-16 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-03-15 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-03-13 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
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