Required Fields
by NikosTsolakos · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 180+ installs across the portfolio →
Required Fields can help you write your Posts, Pages without forgetting fields, if you forget something you'll be alerted about that!
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+63%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “categories”, “fields” and “required” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 46.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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 3188 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3188 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| required your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy 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
- “categories”, “fields” and “required” 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 27K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
8.7y ago
latest release · v1.9.5 · 7 Feb 2018
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jtoribio1118.1y ago
Este plugin funciona fenomenal. Puedes activar o desactivar que campos quieres que sean obligatorios en tu post o página.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ net8.7y ago
Very useful plugin, recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beornot.tobie11.0y ago
hi there, I would like to set (as administrator of a multi-blogeur blog) rules who would block automatically the submition of drafts if all the required fields are not properly complete by the authors. Your plugin would therefore be very helpfull to solve my issue. Unfortunately, your plugin does not seem to be compatible with my WP version (4.2.2). Is that correct? If so, are you going to update this plugin? If no, do you know further plugins that are compatible to my WP version? Best regards, Tobie
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ehm0111.1y ago
When I setup requirements on my version 4.3.1 and try to save as DRAFT without any of the requirementes, I only got the WP message alert telling me if I really want to go out of the page and that I may loose data. But it allowed me to save anyway. If I disable the plugin that message goes away. No indicative on what is missing. useless on the way it is now, even do it’s a great idea. I would love to use if it worked.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ufukart11.4y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Li-An11.9y ago
Very goog plugin – the best in its category ? I like very much the warning effect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NikosTsolakos11.9y ago
Hope you like it! Theres A new Version ( 1.8 ) 1. New User Interface ( UI ) 2. Fixed PHP bugs 3. Fixed CSS Bugs 4. Fixed Js Bugs This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by NikosTsolakos. Reason: New Version is on coming
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Required Fields can help you write your Posts, Pages without forgetting fields, if you forget something you..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); 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 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 394 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "taxonomy" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-17 200+ → 100+ down after 445 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-21 300+ → 200+ down after 171 days in tier
- 2024-06-03 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-02 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-05-29 400+ → 300+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-05-19 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
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).
- W WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A
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Bulk Add Terms 800+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
JSM Show Term Metadata 800+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - P Post Tags and Categories for Pages 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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