Remove Deleted Pages from Search Index
by Oliver Hancke · Search
A lightweight plugin that implements the 410 HTTP status code for deleted pages to inform Google that the pages should be removed from its search inde …
43 health vs 60 average across 494 Search plugins
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1109 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 2023-02-17 · 1,246 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 172
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 2023-02-16 · 1,247 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-13 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 30+ → 20+ down after 394 days in tier
- 2025-04-06 40+ → 30+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-17 40+ → 30+ down after 2 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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WP-PageNavi 500K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP Bulk Delete 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Nested Pages 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C - I Insert Pages 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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