Require Post Category
by Josh Hartman · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Require users to choose a post category before updating or publishing a post.
55 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 876 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
839
now · peak 1.1K
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v2.1
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-05-17 · 1,423 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Daniel Hendricks6.3y ago
Simply install the plugin and activate. Works with both classic and block editors. Nice work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpguillaume6.6y ago
And now with Gutenberg support. 🙂 No settings needed, install, activate, enjoy. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sanapaino6.6y ago
A plugin as a plugin should be: simple but useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Groovyx96.6y ago
I was so glad to have found this plugin a few years ago : as each post on my site is right away transformed into a newsletter according to categories, forgetting to add a category means a painful process of deleting and creating again. This plugin is just perfect to avoid such a situation… and now I can see it is updated 🙂 So 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nsultan7.2y ago
perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seobootuz8.2y ago
Using for custom post type with custom taxonomy. Great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trevorNanders9.4y ago
Works great. Does exactly what I want. thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ net9.4y ago
Very useful plugin. It does exactly what its name says. Excellent support from plugin author Josh.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Radio Buttons for Taxonomies 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Move 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Taxonomy Images 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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