Readme Detonator
by wolszewski · Security
This plugin will delete readme.html and license.txt from WordPress and increase security level of website.
44 health vs 70 average across 312 Security plugins
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 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3085 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
17
now · peak 2.3K
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-29 30+ → 20+ down after 236 days in band
- 2025-04-07 40+ → 30+ down after 167 days in band
- 2024-10-22 50+ → 40+ down after 11 days in band
- 2024-10-11 40+ → 50+ up after 34 days in band
- 2024-09-07 50+ → 40+ down after 234 days in band
- 2024-01-17 60+ → 50+ down after 159 days in band
- 2023-08-11 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-08-10 60+ → 70+ up after 6 days in band
Competes with
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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/readme-detonator" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Readme Detonator — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Readme Detonator: 20+ active installs, 3.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/readme-detonator