Query Filter
by marsjaninzmarsa · Search
Advanced taxonomy and Custom Fields CPT filtering plugin.
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “advanced”, “filter” and “query” 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.
42 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 2.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 4116 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
1.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| advanced your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| query your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp query your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “advanced”, “filter” and “query” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 91 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
11.3y ago
latest release · v0.0.2 · 25 Jul 2015
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. 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 63% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ peaksmedia10.3y ago
error on installing
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
6 of 8 pass · 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 names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "use it", "for developers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, ACF, WPML, Polylang.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,341 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("query", "search", "wp query" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-14 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-02-28 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-26 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 90+ → 100+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 80+ → 90+ 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).
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Jetpack Search 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
YMC Filter 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Admin Search 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
MB FacetWP Integration 700+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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