Safe Editor
by forde · Uncategorized
Add custom css/javascript to your website without worrying that your changes will be overwritten with the future theme/plugin updates.
45 health vs 67 average across 3,533 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 3714 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
64
now · peak 159
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 “70+”. 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
- 2026-05-28 80+ → 70+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-24 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-23 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-22 70+ → 80+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-05-16 80+ → 70+ down after 195 days in band
- 2025-11-02 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-30 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-27 90+ → 80+ down after 1 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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Classic Editor 9M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Role Editor 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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