Show Parent Comment
by Stephen Cronin · Uncategorized
Add the parent comment to comments in the WP Admin area, in order to assist with comment moderation
45 health vs 58 average across 7,995 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 3901 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
26
now · peak 152
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 “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-17 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-16 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-15 90+ → 80+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-11-10 80+ → 90+ up after 24 days in band
- 2025-10-17 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-10-16 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-10-13 90+ → 80+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-10-07 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Comments – GraphComment | AI-Moderated Comment System 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Comment Moderation Role by WPBeginner 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 6M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Antispam Bee 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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