Query Multiple Taxonomies
by scribu · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 26 other plugins · 26.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Filter posts through multiple taxonomies.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
400+
≈470 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “drill down”, “navigation” 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.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 51.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 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.
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 3.5.2, 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 4896 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4896 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| drill down your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| query your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget 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
- “drill down”, “navigation” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 374 · 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
13.4y ago
latest release · v1.6.2 · 6 Jun 2013
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Yunod1.1y ago
This plugin appears to have a compatibility issue with PHP 8.x, causes the site to crash when the PHP is updated. This topic was modified 10 months ago by Yunod.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pravdamien7.2y ago
stills works fine
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gustavo Cieslar12.1y ago
Very simple usage, very useful for filtering by several custom categories. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pharmaplex12.3y ago
Sir, I am using Taxonomy Drill-Down by categories in the widget area but in my page i dont want to show all the categories i want to show only few in page A and few in page B. could you please help me. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hunted by a geek12.6y ago
No issues with this at all. I wish only that it displayed the number of posts in each taxonomy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hardigi13.1y ago
We just set this up on a client site. It works perfectly and is very simple to configure. We are using it on a toy review site which has several custom taxonomies for review criteria and lots of terms within. You can see it in action here [ link redacted, please do not post links in the reviews section ] – the plugin powers the Toy Review Finder on the right hand side.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel Semblano13.5y ago
Perfect, thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 3pepe313.5y ago
Thanks for this great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Filter posts through multiple taxonomies."
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 420 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("drill down", "navigation", "query", "taxonomy" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-25 500+ → 400+ down after 235 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 600+ → 500+ down after 192 days in tier
- 2025-05-24 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-23 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-05-21 700+ → 600+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-05-15 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-05-13 700+ → 600+ down after 174 days in tier
- 2024-11-20 800+ → 700+ down 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).
- C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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Brands for WooCommerce 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Collapsing Categories 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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WP Widget in Navigation 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Beautiful taxonomy filters 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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