PWA
by Weston Ruter · Uncategorized
Also makes 29 other plugins · 337K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress feature plugin to bring Progressive Web App (PWA) capabilities to Core
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Health
C 60/100
Stale
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “service worker”, “manifest” and “shell” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12, #24 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
60 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 614.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 570 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 27 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 570 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pwa your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| web app manifest your tag | #12 | #10 | down 1 |
| wordpress pwa | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| progressive web apps your tag | #14 | #9 | down 2 |
| service worker | #12 | #12 | down 1 |
| progressive web app | #18 | #10 | 0 |
| web manifest | #17 | #11 | down 1 |
| shell | #24 | #13 | — |
| manifest | #24 | #14 | down 2 |
| service workers. your tag | Not checked yet | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “service worker”, “manifest” and “shell” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12, #24 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “progressive web apps”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “web app manifest”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 20.1K · 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
1.6y ago
latest release · v0.8.2 · 10 Apr 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 16 months ago; the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Oct 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ shawnpita1.8y ago
this has been one of the most help full plugins in my work This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by shawnpita.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nnnln2.5y ago
I didn’t notice much of a difference when I tried it about 2 years ago, but now it seems to be working well. In my case
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rolf Allard van Hagen2.6y ago
It just works out of the box. No frills, no thunder, it just does exactly what is should do. And responsive support to boot. Excellent work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cristian J. Hidalgo2.8y ago
In the Site Identity option, just go and make sure your 512×512 icon is maskable…..and voila.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ krjojo2.9y ago
I like it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 刘洪鑫3.0y ago
In the AVADA option page will become a blank page, do not know whether compatibility problems or bugs, switch in the page will become a blank page, need to refresh can be. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by 刘洪鑫. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by 刘洪鑫. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by 刘洪鑫.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gypsy Soo3.6y ago
Looks like it is incompatible with the latest iOS/iPadOS 16.4, install the plugin, open the website at iPad Safari, then save to Home Screen, not working at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baroc3.6y ago
easy to work and its wonderful work thx.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 19 languages, 5 at 90% or more
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,899 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "service-workers." does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-23 30K+ → 20K+ down after 893 days in tier
- 2023-02-11 40K+ → 30K+ down after 832 days in tier
- 2020-11-01 30K+ → 40K+ up after 245 days in tier
- 2020-03-01 20K+ → 30K+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2019-12-09 10K+ → 20K+ up after 243 days in tier
- 2019-04-10 400+ → 10K+ up after 99 days in tier
- 2019-01-01 300+ → 400+ up
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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Super Progressive Web Apps 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hyper PWA – Bringing Modern Progressive Web App Experiences 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
PWA for WordPress 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Public Woo Api 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Progressive Web App – PWA, Web Push Notifications and Offline Mode 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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