PWD WP Favicon
by Plateforme WP Digital · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 800+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to upload a custom favicon & Apple touch icon for your website and your WordPress Dashboard using API customizer.
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 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈780 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “blog” and “favicon” 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.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 15.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14.
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 1167 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1167 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple favicon | #11 | #10 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| favicon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| icon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 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
- “admin”, “blog” and “favicon” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 678 · 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
3.2y ago
latest release · v1.5.3 · 24 Aug 2023
8
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 49 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 18 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ msadaike11.5y ago
Very simple and works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ con11.6y ago
Places itself neatly into the customizer. Appreciate it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NicolasKulka11.8y ago
Good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1076548711.8y ago
It’s a great idea to use customizer instead of another functionn “hooked” on wp_head. Well done !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marie-Charlotte11.8y ago
Un plugin très utile ! Merci 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 2 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to upload a custom favicon & Apple touch icon for your website and your WordPress Da..."
- ! 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 Mentions Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 783 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin", "blog", "theme" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 800+ → 700+ down after 213 days in tier
- 2026-02-14 900+ → 800+ down after 212 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 1K+ → 900+ down
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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All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags C -
Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - C Cryout Serious Theme Settings 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- F Favicon Rotator 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- S ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Theme Test Drive 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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