PuSHPress
by Joseph Scott · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add WebSub (formerly known as PubSubHubbub) support to your WordPress site, with a built in hub.
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 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
+40%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “push” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 381.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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 1702 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
3.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1702 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pubsubhubbub your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| websub your tag | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| push your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress.com your tag | Not checked yet | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “push” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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
4.7y ago
latest release · v0.1.10 · 4 Mar 2022
4
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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Dec 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.1.10 Resolves notice in PHP 7.4/fatal in PHP 8.0 due to deprecation of curly-brace array notation. 0.1.10
- — Version 0.1.9 Update plugin header to avoid deprecated argument warnings Update class constructor to modern PHP Update readme to reflect new name for the standard (WebSub) Correct duplicate filter name Add disable_pushpress_send_ping 0.1.9
- — Version 0.1.8 Use wp_safe_remote_ () instead of wp_remote_ () 0.1.8
- — Version 0.1.7.2 Make sure to only output the hub information in feeds Bump tested value up to 3.6 0.1.7.2
- — Version 0.1.7.1 Use get_error_message() from the WP HTTP API ( Andrew Nacin ) Bump tested value up to 3.2 0.1.7.1
- — Version 0.1.7 Fix typo during error handling (reported by John Godley) Improve HTTP error detection ( Andrew Nacin ) Make sure the channel title in pings matches the channel title in the regular feed ( reported by Hugo Hallqvist ) Nor 0.1.7
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add WebSub (formerly known as PubSubHubbub) support to your WordPress site, with a built in hub."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 619 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "WordPress.com" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-19 30K+ → 20K+ down after 591 days in tier
- 2023-11-06 40K+ → 30K+ down after 462 days in tier
- 2022-08-01 50K+ → 40K+ down after 375 days in tier
- 2021-07-22 60K+ → 50K+ down after 508 days in tier
- 2020-03-01 70K+ → 60K+ down after 288 days in tier
- 2019-05-18 80K+ → 70K+ down after 591 days in tier
- 2017-10-04 90K+ → 80K+ down after 403 days in tier
- 2016-08-27 80K+ → 90K+ up after 106 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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- S Sharing buttons shortcode for Jetpack 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D
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IdeaPush 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B - W WP LaTeX 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
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