Quick Drafts Access
by Scott Reilly · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 64 other plugins · 78.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds links to 'All Drafts' and 'My Drafts' under Posts, Pages, and other custom post type sections in the admin menu.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” for “coffee2code”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coffee2code” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
62 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 20.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 565 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 565 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| drafts your tag | #14 | #19 | down 2 |
| coffee2code | #17 | #9 | down 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| draft your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcut 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 “admin” for “coffee2code”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coffee2code” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “drafts”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 632 · 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
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.4 · 14 Apr 2025
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 10 months 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 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ txdvil6.1y ago
this is what I need thank you so much for your hardwork please add same feature for published post This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by txdvil.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ waterdandelions6.8y ago
I did not know that getting rid of only one click makes my writing process this smoother. I am very grateful to the developer for creating and maintaining this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cnm2127.7y ago
Didn’t know how necessary this simple plugin was until I had it. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael Carnell8.8y ago
Love this plug-in. Quick Drafts Access helps me keep track of all the posts I have in draft status. I can go back and review those drafts, update them, work on them, publish them, whatever I need. Good to be able to see if other authors on my site – even me as a different login – have left unfinished posts around.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike V. Gorbunov9.4y ago
This plugin is very simple and useful. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ douglaskarr11.3y ago
Great job. I love to accumulate drafts on different ideas, but never keep track of them. Then to navigate to them is an exercise in futility. Why this isn’t part of the core code is beyond me. Thanks for building it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Robert Neu12.5y ago
This is a great example of a simple plugin that solves an annoying issue without trying to do too much. It even has a filter for developers if they’d like to change what posts types use the quick draft access feature. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds links to 'All Drafts' and 'My Drafts' under Posts, Pages, and other custom post type sections in the a..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,766 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "shortcut" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-04 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-06 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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