Post UI Tabs
by Mark / t31os · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 460+ installs across the portfolio →
Create jQuery tabs inside your posts, pages or post types using simple shortcodes inside the post editor.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “editor”, “jquery” and “jquery ui” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 52K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
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 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
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 4932 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4932 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| jquery ui your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tabs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “editor”, “jquery” and “jquery ui” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 257 · 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
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
13.5y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 30 Apr 2013
12
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eyorks10.7y ago
Works straight out of the box, and a doddle to configure and tweak. If you need Tabs you need this. Thanks Guys
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ princejain11.4y ago
First of all thank you for creating this plugin for free. I just end up in using this plugin after trying up lot of others. I found this plugin very easy to use, beautiful skins and very simple. Use this plugin if you looking to put up Tab in your page or post. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ loogaroo12.2y ago
Elegant design and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phwayne12.4y ago
Very straight forward to use. Very good implementation of jQuery-UI. Loads CSS before style.css, so you can make style changes without registering another style sheet. Recommend you become familiar with jQuery_UI before use if you plan to customize. (http://jqueryui.com/)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RogerSanchez12.8y ago
…with such a busy schedule and clientele, I realized I could save a couple of minutes (and hours at times) here-and-there. This is just too awesome of a plugin! Great job Mark and thanks for allowing me to spend more time walking the family dog 🙂 Roger
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tessey12.9y ago
This mod makes it so anybody can add tabs easily. I have installed a few others and had customers always complain because they would not be able to figure out that they did wrong.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vmallder12.9y ago
This plugin in awesome. It was so easy to use I was amazed. Usually I have to spend to a good deal of time setting it up just to figure out whether it will do what I want it to do. But this was one was refreshingly easy and does everything I wanted. Thank you!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mkelly9913.0y ago
Works great and does almost everything I wanted. I only wish when I navigate into a tab and then return via the browser back button, the tab was still active. Right now it goes back the the default tab. Any ideas? Still give it 5 stars though!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 21 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create jQuery tabs inside your posts, pages or post types using simple shortcodes inside the post editor."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,380 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-12 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 500+ → 400+ down after 379 days in tier
- 2025-04-26 600+ → 500+ down after 225 days in tier
- 2024-09-13 700+ → 600+ down after 275 days in tier
- 2023-12-13 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-11 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-09 800+ → 700+ down after 148 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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Tabby Responsive Tabs 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Responsive Tabs 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Alligator Popup 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C
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