Search by Google
by webvitalii · Search
Search by Google widget.
48 health vs 72 average across 151 Search plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.18.
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 2141 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
38
now · peak 124
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-15 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-14 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-03-12 200+ → 100+ down after 553 days in band
- 2024-09-05 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-09-03 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-09-02 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-08-31 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-30 300+ → 200+ down after 4 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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Ad Widget for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/search-google" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Search by Google — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Search by Google: 100+ active installs, 4.8★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/search-google