Alex Set Favicon
by Anthony · Uncategorized
Alex Set Favicon allows any user to easily set and update their favicon. See http://anthony.strangebutfunny.net/my-plugins/alex-set-favicon/ for help
42 health vs 55 average across 13,219 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4819 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
24
now · peak 54
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 40+ → 30+ down after 67 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-20 30+ → 40+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-01 30+ → 40+ up after 110 days in tier
- 2025-05-14 40+ → 30+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-05-06 30+ → 40+ up after 5 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Heroic Favicon Generator 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
Forma Favicon 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
InfiniteWP Client 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
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