Remove noreferrer
by gruz0 · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
"Remove noreferrer" automatically removes rel="noreferrer" attribute from links on your website on-the-fly.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.4K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comments”, “noreferrer” and “page” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →29%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 17.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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 2126 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2126 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| noreferrer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comments”, “noreferrer” and “page” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 368 · peaks are release surges
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
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
5.8y ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 4 Jan 2021
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 40% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jwkk1.5y ago
Super
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ L Perderiset3.4y ago
Perfect thank you !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ d2csrl5.1y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pyoil5.1y ago
The plugin works as it should.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Laiths TECH5.9y ago
perfect! it works also on AMP pages. thanks mate
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cigiloviccom6.5y ago
Great plugin Alex! Works like a charm!!! WP should have considered giving users to switch as it affects domain referral-based affiliate marketing efforts But they don’t give two .hits! You have just saved content marketers like me!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kodap6.6y ago
Saved me a replace sql query and html editing every ‘a’ tag in every post. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WordpressMaster6.6y ago
The plugin works flawlessly (noreferrer is removed in the links), but after which a third-party advertisement appears on my site! This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by WordpressMaster.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.0 Add support for PHP 5.6 and WordPress 5.1 Remove noreferrer from “Text” widgets Remove noreferrer from “Custom HTML” widgets Do not modify content if links or noreferrer attributes are not found Add notice after settings 2.0.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Remove noreferrer from comments 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.1 Fix incorrect usage of loading default options Extract plugin’s option key to const 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Added plugin’s options page Added possibility to remove noreferrer from Home and static Pages Removed extra spaces from rel attribute 1.1.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does ""Remove noreferrer" automatically removes rel="noreferrer" attribute from links on your website on-the-fly."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 730 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-10 4K+ → 5K+ up after 591 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 380 days in tier
- 2023-07-10 4K+ → 5K+ up after 424 days in tier
- 2022-05-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 286 days in tier
- 2021-07-30 500+ → 3K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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