Show Template
by Matt Martz · Uncategorized
Prints an html comment in the footer of every page letting you know which template file of your theme was used for the display.
45 health vs 57 average across 10,023 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, 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 5787 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
29
now · peak 61
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
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
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 80+ up after 15 days in band
- 2026-06-25 80+ → 70+ down after 205 days in band
- 2025-12-02 90+ → 80+ down after 173 days in band
- 2025-06-12 100+ → 90+ down after 869 days in band
- 2023-01-25 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-01-24 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-01-23 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-01-22 100+ → 200+ 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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What The File 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Multiple Themes 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - C Custom Post Template 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Canvas 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - S ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Custom Category Templates 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/show-template" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Show Template — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Show Template: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/show-template