Question answer
by mideal · Chat & Support
Question-answer, ajax, bootstrap, gravatar avatar plugin with email notification and Google reCaptcha 2. It looks like a chat.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “answer”, “faq” and “question” 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 64 average across 1,177 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 630 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Chat & Support 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, 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 2941 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2941 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| answer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| question 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”, “faq” and “question” 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 169 · 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 1 Nov 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
8.1y ago
latest release · v1.2.3 · 13 Oct 2018
7
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 53 days ago and the previous band took 3.2 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 24 Oct 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ peterson898.1y ago
Wow! Thanks a lot. This plugin perfectly suits me. It works properly and looks great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kavarnalife8.6y ago
It seems to me that I need to add a header for the form and search, that it would be easier to use it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smith1009.4y ago
This is what I was looking for my website. Thank you very much! Everything works great. http://ital-bags.ru/faq/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eleonora649.6y ago
After a long search and testing of other plugin like it, I find what I need and I’m satisfied. I translated into Italian language .po and .mo. Thank you, 5 stars!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 4 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 30 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 246 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-09 200+ → 100+ down after 1172 days in tier
- 2023-06-25 300+ → 200+ down after 264 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 300+ down
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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FAQ Block 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D - D DS FAQ Plus 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
- S Simple FAQ 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Simple FAQ To The Website — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP Question & Answer — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
AnsPress – Question and answer 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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