Responsive Like Box, Like Box Widget
by Prem Tiwari · Social
Also makes 9 other plugins · 12.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Responsible Facebook Like Box plugin helps you create a simple widgets, shortcode and gutenberg block for facebook like box in WordPress.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈990 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “facebook like box” and “facebook like box block” for “facebook likebox” and “likebox”. “facebook like box” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “facebook likebox” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “facebook like box block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “likebox” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
48 health vs 58 average across 1,836 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 55.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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
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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 766 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.1★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 3.88★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 766 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sharebar | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| facebook likebox | #12 | #14 | down 3 |
| likebox | #13 | #17 | down 2 |
| facebook fan box | #11 | #19 | 0 |
| facebook likebox widget | #11 | #15 | down 2 |
| facebook like box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| facebook like box block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| facebook like box widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress facebook like box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “facebook like box” and “facebook like box block” for “facebook likebox” and “likebox”. “facebook like box” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “facebook likebox” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “facebook like box block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “likebox” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 706 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
2.1y ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 27 Sep 2024
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 54% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 42 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Nirav Deepak Mehta7.8y ago
Light-weighted & fully responsive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ravindra kumar8.2y ago
Awesome plugin and ease to integrate in the application ..!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dustyalexander8.7y ago
Very Easy to use and works well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pulkitwp8.7y ago
Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Prem Tiwari8.7y ago
Hi Guys, Thanks for your feedback. I have updated the code now this is fully responsive. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pinkiaerox8.9y ago
Excellent plugin support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Werner Louw10.8y ago
Why is the plugin name “Responsive Facebook Like Box” when it’s not responsive??? Wasting my time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ technomacx11.1y ago
this like box does not seems to be responsive on my dazzling theme and there is responsive check box does not work
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.
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Responsible Facebook Like Box plugin helps you create a simple widgets, shortcode and gutenberg block for f..."
- ! 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 Mentions Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,440 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "facebook like box block" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-21 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 1168 days in tier
- 2023-07-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1060 days in tier
- 2020-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1133 days in tier
- 2017-07-05 100+ → 3K+ up after 306 days in tier
- 2016-09-02 5K+ → 100+ down
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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