PickPlugins Question Answer
by PickPlugins · Uncategorized
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Health
C 68/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
400+
≈460 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “answer”, “question” and “question answer” 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.
68 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 63K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 145 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.2, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| answer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| question your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| question answer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “answer”, “question” and “question answer” 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 · 1,392 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.2.71 · 10 Jan 2026
81
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 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Mar 2017
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence3 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.2.73). 1 of 4 disclosed are patched.
- Open High · 7.5 PickPlugins Question Answer <= 1.2.73 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'id' Parameter ↗2026-07-27 CVE-2026-10207 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.2.73 No patch available
- 2025-04-10 CVE-2025-32646 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.70 Patched in 1.2.71
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 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.
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-25 500+ → 400+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 600+ → 500+ down after 350 days in tier
- 2024-12-05 700+ → 600+ down after 350 days in tier
- 2023-12-21 800+ → 700+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-12-14 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-12 800+ → 700+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2023-11-24 700+ → 800+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2023-11-06 800+ → 700+ down after 4 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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AnsPress – Question and answer 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - Y Yes/No Chart 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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FAQ Block 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Question answer 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - D DS FAQ Plus 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
- S Simple FAQ 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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