Forward: Queue Posts
by Forlæns · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Queue posts and pages for later publishing at minute, hour, or day intervals.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “editorial” for “forward”. “editorial” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forward” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 6.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 19 releases 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 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| queue your tag | #9 | #24 | down 1 |
| forward | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| editorial your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| publishing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| schedule your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “editorial” for “forward”. “editorial” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “forward” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 532 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
19
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.6.28 · 15 Aug 2026
30
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ thejamesdoc12.0y ago
This plugin looks at the last scheduled post in the database and then adds the new post to be queued after it. Very useful if you are only planning on using the queue function to schedule post, not so helpful if you have posts scheduled in the far future.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ searchbuzz12.8y ago
I like this plugin as it saves me doing what I would have to do manually. I run an aggregator site where we summarize news, and write a lot of articles, but at the same time I write in bulk in the morning and evening, so having them become active throughout the day and night is superb. I also like the way when you set it to one hour, it seems to chose a random time within the hour or so to publish, rather than directly at 13:00 etc.
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
5 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,084 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-03-24 20+ → 10+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2023-02-21 10+ → 20+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2023-02-02 20+ → 10+ down after 121 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 100+ → 20+ 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).
- T TAO Schedule Update 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Publishing Checklist 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Popular Posts 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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