Recently Edited Content Widget
by webdeveric · Admin & Utilities
This plugin provides a dashboard widget that lists recently edited content for quick access.
47 health vs 53 average across 2,825 Admin & Utilities 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.0, 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 3873 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
32
now · peak 93
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 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-26 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-25 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-19 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-10 200+ → 300+ up after 13 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Dashboard Welcome for Elementor 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - D Dashboard Notepad 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Dashboard Widgets Suite 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Dashboard Columns 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - C Custom Dashboard Help Widget 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Admin Dashboard Last Edits 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/recently-edited-content-widget" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Recently Edited Content Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Recently Edited Content Widget: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/recently-edited-content-widget