π· Simple QR Code Generator Widget
by nemezis Β· Uncategorized
Simple QR Code Generator
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Health
D 51/100
Stale Β· Likely abandoned Β· Few reviews
Active installs
400+
β450 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: βbar code generatorβ, βcodeβ and βqrβ 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.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 17.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored βHow 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 849 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0β over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12β and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set Β· short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 849 days ago β ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report βSearch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bar code generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| qr your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| simple bar code generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| simple qr code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- βbar code generatorβ, βcodeβ and βqrβ 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 Β· 1,487 days Β· wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume Β· peak 172 Β· peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time Β· higher is better Β· 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin Β· 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 β400+β. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org β- β β β β β Denis Lam11.4y ago
Simple and lightweight.
Read on wp.org β
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 Β· 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 pluginβs topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass Β· checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 24 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 308 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- β Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bar code generator", "simple bar code generator" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-13 500+ β 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 400+ β 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 500+ β 400+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2025-07-09 600+ β 500+ down after 173 days in tier
- 2025-01-17 700+ β 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-16 600+ β 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-14 700+ β 600+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2024-12-23 600+ β 700+ up after 1 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).
- Q QR code generator 200+ installs Β· 3.6β Β· 2 shared tags
- P Personal QR Message β installs Β· 3.6β Β· 2 shared tags
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WPCode β Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets β WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs Β· 4.9β
Β· 1 shared tag A -
Code Snippets 1M+ installs Β· 4.7β
Β· 1 shared tag A -
Head & Footer Code 100K+ installs Β· 4.8β
Β· 1 shared tag A -
Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs Β· 4.7β
Β· 1 shared tag C
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