Quote of the Day by BrainyQuote
by brainyquote · Uncategorized
This plugin lets you add a Quote of the Day widget to your WordPress page.
Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “quotations”, “quote” and “quote of the day” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 20.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 16,014 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.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24, well behind 7.1.
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 2202 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 7.1
3.4★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2202 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 13d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 13d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| famous quotes your tag | #17 | #14 | up 2 |
| quotations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quote your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quote of the day your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quotes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 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
- “quotations”, “quote” and “quote of the day” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 189 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
6.0y ago
latest release · v1.20 · 25 Oct 2020
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bufny6.5y ago
What about adding my own quotes, without linking to your website?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ akanning9.2y ago
Our CEO loves having the Quote of the Day on our internal website! Had a small issue with the data stream, but was corrected very quickly. I recommend this to anyone who wants to provide refreshing new content to their visitors. This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by akanning. Reason: Issue Resolution This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by akanning. Reason: Title Change
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ georgegreenen10.5y ago
This is not what I expected
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nitinmurali12.3y ago
Easy to setup and use! Simple yet beautiful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Wan-rong Jih12.7y ago
It’s very light that has only one .php file. This plugin is very easy to setup. After installed and activated the plugin, go to the appearance -> widgets, and simply add this widget to the desired sidebar.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 "This plugin lets you add a Quote of the Day widget to your WordPress page."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,111 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "famous quotes" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-13 300+ → 200+ down after 533 days in tier
- 2024-12-27 400+ → 300+ down after 478 days in tier
- 2023-09-06 500+ → 400+ down after 314 days in tier
- 2022-10-27 600+ → 500+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 531 days in tier
- 2021-04-21 1K+ → 700+ down
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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VR-Frases 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared search B -
Somebody's Daily Quotes — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared search -
FixQuotes Quote of the Day 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared search - F Famous Last Words — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared search
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Hello Hollywood 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared search -
Quotopia — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared search
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