SEO Metrics

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Crossed into this band 18 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 500.

At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 165 days.

1. ★★★★★ hamzay

   7mo ago

   I’m really impressed with how this pulls everything together. Usually, I have to jump between Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster, and Analytics to get a full picture for my clients. This tool fetches all of it in a single click. Being able to show current rankings alongside the backlinks we’ve built and the GMB posts we’ve published in one white labeled PDF makes us look incredibly organized. It’s high level enough for the client to understand but has all the data we need as an agency. Honestly, the biggest win for me with SEOMetrics hasn’t just been the reporting, but the “request link” feature for clients. If you’ve ever chased a client for weeks trying to get storefront photos or GMB restoration docs, you know the struggle. I just send them one link, they upload, and it’s stored right there. Plus, the AI post generator for Google Business Profiles actually creates decent images and captions that don’t look like generic bot crap. It’s saved our team so much back and forth time.

   Read on wp.org ↗

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.20). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.8 SEO Metrics <= 1.0.15 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ↗
   2025-08-01 CVE-2025-6754 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.0.15 Patched in 1.0.16

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-16 400+ → 500+ up after 35 days in tier
2. 2026-09-11 300+ → 400+ up after 91 days in tier
3. 2026-06-12 400+ → 300+ down after 111 days in tier
4. 2026-02-21 300+ → 400+ up after 139 days in tier
5. 2025-10-05 200+ → 300+ up after 25 days in tier
6. 2025-09-10 100+ → 200+ up after 101 days in tier
7. 2025-06-01 90+ → 100+ up after 26 days in tier
8. 2025-05-06 80+ → 90+ up after 24 days in tier

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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SEO Metrics: 500+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/seo-metrics-helper