Retro Game Emulator
by Garrett Grimm · Uncategorized
Retro Game Emulator adds a NES player on your site via a shortcode in any post or page.
45 health vs 56 average across 10,497 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.17.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2021 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
39
now · peak 220
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-25 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-24 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-21 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-09-16 300+ → 200+ down after 391 days in band
- 2024-08-21 400+ → 300+ down after 20 days in band
- 2024-08-01 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-07-30 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WHA Puzzle 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag D -
Dino Game – Embed Google Chrome Dinosaur Game in your website 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
YMC Crossword 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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