Rewrite Rules Inspector
by Automattic · Uncategorized
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple admin tool for inspecting rewrite rules.
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Health
B 78/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “rules” and “flush” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
78 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 500.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 299 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.41★
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Only 2 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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, 26d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rewrite rules your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| rewrite | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| inspector | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| url rewrite | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| rules | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| rewrites | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| flush | #13 | #9 | down 4 |
| wp rules | #20 | #22 | — |
| tools your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “rules” and “flush” to your wp.org tags. You rank #5 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 12.5K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.6.0 · 6 Jan 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 47% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 9 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Roice1.4y ago
Sometimes you get into a trap that logically leads nowhere and this plugin can help you find a way out of this vicious circle. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lflier5.0y ago
Whenever you change a custom post type, you must flush the rewrite rules. This plugin does in in a single click. Additionally it enables you to check your rewrite rules against your URLs to make sure everything is working as it should. This is one of my essential plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shamank5.6y ago
Thank you man, you saved me a lot of time!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnnyhuy7.9y ago
Simple and straight forward to solve issues with rewrite rules.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steven8.6y ago
Love the plugin but noticed today, whilst debugging a new plugin I’m writting, that the plugin still uses the depreciated functions: screen_icon() and get_screen_icon(). Both have gone depreciated since 3.8.0 so I reckon a minor update to avoid these errors from popping up in the debug mode is worth the effort 🙂 The fix – with backwards compatibility (do we need that?) – would be to change: <?php screen_icon( 'tools' ); ?> into: <?php if ( function_exists('screen_icon') ) screen_icon( 'tools' ); ?> ___ (!) Notice: screen_icon is deprecated since version 3.8.0 with no alternative available. (!) Notice: get_screen_icon is deprecated since version 3.8.0 with no alternative available. Location ..\rewrite-rules-inspector.php:208 This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Steven. This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Steven. Reason: Added the code to fix the problem
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andreykashops9.0y ago
I’m using this plugin for developing rewrite rules. It’s the best plugin for developing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ folbert9.1y ago
Added to my short list of essential plugins for dev- and staging-environments.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jason9.3y ago
Works great. Helped me resolve an issue with WC3.0 rewrite rules changing priority.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 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 7 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,351 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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