Shiny Updates
by Konstantin Obenland · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 8 other plugins · 22.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
A smoother experience for managing plugins and themes.
48 health vs 54 average across 3,791 Admin & Utilities 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 3625 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
62
now · peak 157
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-06-02 · 1,394 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
- Version
- 3-20160927
- Last updated
- 9.9y ago
- Added
- 2015-12-10 · 10 yrs old
- Requires WP
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 4.6.30
- Requires PHP
- —
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Cadu de Castro Alves9.3y ago
This is far and away the better installation process experience. Looks like any modern app store. Or, in this case, “Plugin Store”. Worthy of all 5 stars. Looking forward to see it merged into the core! Congratulations!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anselm10.2y ago
Perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lu Is10.2y ago
What a nicer experience with plugins! Thanks for this awesome plugin. This should be the regular way to use the plugin section! I can’t understand any rating below 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpvince10.2y ago
I was really hoping this would have ability to roll-back an install or update. Never mind, I’ll keep dreaming …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mosche10.3y ago
I really like this plugin. It saves a lot of time. I do miss the ability to immediately activate a plugin once it’s installed. But it’s definitely faster. To install new plugins. Keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paulnl10.4y ago
Nice and should be in the core. Not sure if it shows errors if an install goes wrong, does it?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John10.4y ago
Overall it is good but need email notification and individual theme/plugin enable/disable updates
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yakti-R10.4y ago
The user experience is just so much better.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 20+ → 10+ down after 77 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 20+ → 10+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 30+ → 20+ down after 353 days in tier
- 2024-08-10 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-09 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-08-06 40+ → 30+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 30+ → 40+ up after 3 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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All In One Favicon 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - C Cryout Serious Theme Settings 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- W WP Updates Notifier 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- S ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Theme Test Drive 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - R Root Relative URLs 6K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags F
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