Reset file and folder permissions
by Prakhar Bhatia · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 6 other plugins · 470+ installs across the portfolio →
A WordPress plugin to reset file permissions to 0644, directory permissions to 0755, and file/folder ownership for security and maintenance purposes.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈230 estimated
Momentum
+17%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “directories” for “folder”. “directories” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “folder” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 2.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 164 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| file permissions | #2 | #12 | 0 |
| permissions your tag | #6 | #21 | 0 |
| folder | #12 | #21 | up 2 |
| reset | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| site reset | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| reset wordpress | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress reset | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| directories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| files your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maintenance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 28 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
- Swap “directories” for “folder”. “directories” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “folder” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 18 Aug 2025 · 442 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 370 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 23 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 32% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 137 days.
Install history since 17 Aug 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Francisco Menares4mo ago
Plugin simple y muy eficiente… Felicidades y agradecido por el desarrollo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seomgroup8mo ago
Big thanks for your work. This plugin working perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lavannya Bhatia1.2y ago
So simple yet powerful 💪. I was struggling with permission issues after moving my site, and this plugin solved it in seconds. Thank you for making this! 🙏 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Read on wp.org ↗
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 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 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "for businesses").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,411 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-07-10 100+ → 200+ up after 193 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 90+ → 100+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 80+ → 90+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 40+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 30+ → 40+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 10+ → 20+ 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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Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
XO Security 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Restricted Site Access 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
MilesWeb Tools 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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