Secure Gettext
by Alex Kirk · Security
Also makes 9 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Escapes translated text before it gets output. This adds an extra security layer around translated text.
45 health vs 66 average across 1,637 Security 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 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
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Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3915 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2024-09-24 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 21
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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