ShrinkTheWeb (STW) Website Previews Plugin
by puravida1976 · Uncategorized
This plugin accesses the ShrinkTheWeb API to automatically replace special tags in posts with website screenshots, where desired.
43 health vs 60 average across 6,553 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, 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 3269 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
31
now · peak 74
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 70+ → 60+ down after 71 days in band
- 2026-02-17 80+ → 70+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-01-29 90+ → 80+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-01-21 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-20 90+ → 80+ down after 30 days in band
- 2025-12-21 80+ → 90+ up after 106 days in band
- 2025-09-06 90+ → 80+ down after 133 days in band
- 2025-04-26 100+ → 90+ down after 6 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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Page Preview 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Force Regenerate Thumbnails 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Public Post Preview 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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