SEO Meta Description Updater
by Joby Joseph · SEO
A simple plugin to update SEO meta descriptions via the WordPress REST API.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
400+
≈480 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: Add “description” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
61 health vs 66 average across 2,241 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →24%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 1.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,198 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 543 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 543 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.
28
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| meta description your tag | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| updater | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| description | #24 | #24 | down 3 |
| rest api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “description” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- One page off on “meta description”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 12 Mar 2025 · 602 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 162 · 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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 12 Mar 2025
2
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 16 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 11 Mar 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ uovance10mo ago
I just integrated with n8n and automated everything. As I have 465 missing meta descriptions. Looking for solutions in ChatGPT, and it recommended me this plugin for the REST API, and now I updated 465 meta descriptions within 1 day. With the help of automations. Thanks to the maker. This topic was modified 6 months ago by uovance. Reason: add extra values for community about my full process how I achive this This topic was modified 6 months ago by uovance.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.0). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 257 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "WordPress API" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 500+ → 400+ down after 480 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-03-13 100+ → 400+ up
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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SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple SEO 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
VS Meta Description 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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