Like This
by RosemarieP · Uncategorized
A simple 'I like this' plugin inspired by the facebook 'like' functionality.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “likes” and “post” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 140.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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 3.6.1, 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 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| karma your tag | #19 | #11 | down 1 |
| likes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “likes” and “post” 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 383 · 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
13.1y ago
latest release · v1.6.2 · 10 Sep 2013
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mehmet Bozkurt7.9y ago
thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chandrew12.9y ago
Very nice plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.0y ago
Simple, lightweight and effective. Would give it 5 stars if it had shortcode support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trycms13.1y ago
easy to use and great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ manuelmasia13.1y ago
I use it in my themes and it works like a charm!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ musicdruel13.1y ago
I used a lot of plugin and this one is what i’ve been loocking for. You can style the link however you want using the clases .likeThis and .likeThis.done (css) in your style.css file. It’s fine and easy. Other think I like is that every visitor can “like” a post. Simply perfect. Thank you so much. Great job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davidhellmann13.2y ago
no more words. simple and good!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 24 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 161 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 3 tags appear in the text ("karma", "likes", "post" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 456 days in tier
- 2025-03-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 374 days in tier
- 2024-03-12 4K+ → 3K+ down after 271 days in tier
- 2023-06-15 5K+ → 4K+ down after 237 days in tier
- 2022-10-21 6K+ → 5K+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 8K+ → 6K+ down after 537 days in tier
- 2021-04-15 10K+ → 8K+ 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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Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
- A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
- R Revision Control 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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