Require & Limit Categories, Tags, Featured Image and taxonomies
by Puvox Software · Developer Tools
Also makes 18 other plugins · 40.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈18 estimated
Momentum
+25%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “require”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
86 health vs 59 average across 2,091 Developer Tools plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 2.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Developer Tools plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,533 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Developer Tools plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 15 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| require your tag | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “require”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “category”, “post” and “tag” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,493 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 150 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 9 Dec 2021
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.31). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Require & Limit Categories, Tags, Featured Image and taxonomies <= 1.26 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-08-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.26 Patched in 1.27
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or 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 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 952 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "require" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 20+ → 10+ down after 306 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 30+ → 20+ down after 213 days in tier
- 2025-05-27 20+ → 30+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2025-03-16 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-14 30+ → 10+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2025-01-17 20+ → 30+ up after 146 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 40+ → 20+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2024-05-26 50+ → 40+ down after 116 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that show up in the same WordPress.org searches, most shared searches first, then plugins sharing two or more tags. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- R Require Login for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared search B
- W WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared search A
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Require Post Category 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags D -
Search & Filter 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B
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