S3 Secure URL
by Max Kostinevich · Uncategorized
S3 Secure URL plugin allows you to create temporary links using Amazon S3 service.
45 health vs 60 average across 6,330 Uncategorized plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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 4032 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
87
now · peak 184
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-18 60+ → 50+ down after 31 days in band
- 2025-11-17 50+ → 60+ up after 18 days in band
- 2025-10-30 60+ → 50+ down after 272 days in band
- 2025-01-31 70+ → 60+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-01-23 60+ → 70+ up after 39 days in band
- 2024-12-15 70+ → 60+ down after 74 days in band
- 2024-10-02 80+ → 70+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-09-30 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/s3-secure-url" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="S3 Secure URL — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> S3 Secure URL: 50+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/s3-secure-url