Show IP address
by Keith Griffiths · Login & Users
A simple plugin to show your visitor’s IP address on pages, posts, widgets, and the admin dashboard. Lightweight and easy to use.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈1K estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “display ip”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
67 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 24.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 450 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 450 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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| show ip your tag | #6 | #15 | down 1 |
| display ip your tag | #12 | #20 | down 1 |
| ip address your tag | #16 | #21 | down 2 |
| show the ip address of your user | #6 | #21 | 0 |
| ip show | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| show user ip | #13 | #20 | down 2 |
| user ip address | #21 | #22 | — |
| address display | #22 | #21 | up 2 |
| ip user tools your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “display ip”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “ip address”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “ip user tools” and “user ip” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 8 Aug 2025
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 days ago and the previous band took 5.2 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 9 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ M.F. Jong8.3y ago
Even though this plugin is not updated for several years it works just perfect. We use it on our support pages so clients can see their own IP address when we need it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zixus10.3y ago
The plugin worked as expected without any issues giving accurate information about the site visitors IP address, should be a great solution for those that need it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trishahdee10.5y ago
UPDATE: Developer fixed problem so I am changing my 1-star review to 5-stars as it is working great now. Thank you! —- Original Review —- Can not activate the plugin. When I try I get the following message: The plugin does not have a valid header.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Keith Griffiths11.1y ago
I thought I would create a simple plugin,that does what its meant to do, it’s simple and it works. Working on a few issues to do with ‘shell_exec()’ but apart from that it works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ luckyfox11.1y ago
As promised, the plugin has been revised/updated and returned to it’s roots of being a plugin designed to show one’s IP and doing it correctly and effectively. Glad to see we were able to get things sorted! Thank you so much for listening and working with feedback, author! Updated to 5 stars for doing what it’s meant to do, simple and well! ORIGINAL REVIEW ( 1 Star ) Created support topic over 2 months ago. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disabled-shell_exec Even went so far as to attempt to contact him via his personal site to ensure he was made aware of this problem and support topic via http://www.keith-griffiths.com/contact-me No reply at all. Creator boasts “Any suggested updates I’ll consider in each build.” but can’t be bothered to provide support for an issue that has arisen specifically from this plugin. 1 star, because no lower rating is available, due to errors and nonexistent support.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple plugin to show your visitor’s IP address on pages, posts, widgets, and the admin dashboard. Lightw..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("FAQs").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "great for", "perfect for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,384 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ip user tools", "show ip", "user ip" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-18 1K+ → 900+ down after 1888 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 90+ → 1K+ 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).
- U User IP Info 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Gryphon Verified Client IP — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
IP2Location Country Blocker 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
User IP and Location 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
User Location and IP 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - S Show Visitor IP 300+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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