Recent Comments
by RobMarsh · Uncategorized
Displays a list of recent comments.
41 health vs 59 average across 7,200 Uncategorized 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 17+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.6.2, 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 6512 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
68
now · peak 238
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-01-28 300+ → 200+ down after 16 days in band
- 2025-01-12 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-01-10 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-09 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-08 300+ → 200+ down after 445 days in band
- 2023-10-21 400+ → 300+ down after 83 days in band
- 2023-07-30 500+ → 400+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
No External Links 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - R Recent Posts Plus 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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ACF Recent Posts Widget 500+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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