Query Wrangler
by Jonathan Daggerhart · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Query Wrangler provides an intuitive interface for creating complex WP queries as shortcodes and widgets. UI based on Drupal Views.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-08-18 — at the author’s request. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
90 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,414 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
524
now · peak 1.1K
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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.5.57
41
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,414 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ realsebvalencia5.7y ago
it works in WordPress 5.5.3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tumbledown6.3y ago
Coming from Drupal, it is such a relief to find this ‘Views’ like plugin. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ henderson76.3y ago
Been using Drupal views for years, love this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve D.7.7y ago
As a long-time Drupal developer, this plugin feels like coming home. It works just the way I expect it to.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ echoleaf8.7y ago
Sometimes you just need to create a custom display of content and Views made that sooooo easy in Drupal. Now we have the best of both worlds – WordPress’ UI & usability with Drupal’s views.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous9.3y ago
This is one I have been looking for! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dowen7779.4y ago
Like Views.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bytewisenl9.6y ago
As a heavy Drupal user I really mised a module like this one. Thanks for creating one! This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by bytewisenl.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 2026-08-19 CVE-2026-73992 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 1.5.57 Patched in 1.5.58
- 2026-08-15 CVE-2026-14498 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 1.5.57 Patched in 1.5.58
- Medium · 4.3 Query Wrangler <= 1.5.57 - Missing Authorization ↗
- 2023-04-19 CVE-2023-30779 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.51 Patched in 1.5.52
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-28 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-23 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-22 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 800+ → 700+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-13 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 700+ → 800+ 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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