Root Relative URLs
by MarcusPope · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 5.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Converts all URLs to root-relative URLs for hosting the same site on multiple IPs, easier production migration and better mobile device testing.
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈6K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “content” and “links” 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.
39 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.3%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 79.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
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 3.5.2, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 3.76★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| links your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 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
- “admin”, “content” and “links” 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 504 · 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.
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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 20 Apr 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3 Minor text edits 2.3
- — Version 2.2 Feature: Added blacklist entry for disabling root relative urls are specific pages. This is to help with third party plugins Bug fix: Added filter to prevent processing of email urls to root relative 2.2
- — Version 2.1 Bug fix: really fixed path undefined notice for urls 🙁 why @ symbol didn’t work is beyond me. I couldn’t reproduce the issue, but this was faster than debugging it. 2.1
- — Version 2.0 Enhancement: Added support for wp-include and WPML Multilingual CMS plugin. Thanks to @tfmtfm for the patch. Correction: Fixed changelog notes for version 1.8. 2.0
- — Version 1.9 Bug fix: Added more hooks to fix other urls. Thanks to @lcyconsulting for the solution. 1.9
- — Version 1.8 Bug fix: This patch fixes add media support. Thanks to @najamelan for the suggested solution. 1.8
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Converts all URLs to root-relative URLs for hosting the same site on multiple IPs, easier production migrat..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 8 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,693 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin", "multisite" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 336 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 209 days in tier
- 2025-04-25 8K+ → 7K+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2024-07-08 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1060 days in tier
- 2021-08-13 20K+ → 10K+ down after 633 days in tier
- 2019-11-19 30K+ → 20K+ down after 646 days in tier
- 2018-02-11 40K+ → 30K+ down after 617 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).
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Automatic Domain Changer 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - A Admin Collapse Subpages 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Relative URL 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Plugin Report 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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