Sidebar Posting
by Ishimwe · Uncategorized
This plugin allows your visitors (logged in OR Not) to submit posts to your site via a simple sidebar widget form.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “post”, “posting” and “sidebar” 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.
41 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 6.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 4.9.35, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3267 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.2★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3267 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress mu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “post”, “posting” and “sidebar” 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 174 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
9.0y ago
latest release · v4.0 · 21 Nov 2017
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ agashya8.9y ago
It was the exact thing we wanted, though when it submits the post, not much is done other than creating the post.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Godaisies10.6y ago
When you submit a post, it doesn’t go anywhere.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1428432111.3y ago
No matter what settings I use, the “Name” field always goes red when submitting the post. No error message, no helpful information of any kind is provided. Also, why does it still ask for email when I specifically set to not require email? This plugin doesn’t seem to work in any of the ways it should.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phprule11.8y ago
I am designing a classied ads community and this is all I wanted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpcoding.ca11.8y ago
I definitely like the idea. If we could convert new emails into users, that would be great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brodene11.8y ago
The link in the description no longer works: http://www.freelanceresources.net/forums/forum/plugins-and-softwares/sidebar-post/ There’s actually a spelling error in it: “Yout Post Title”. I tried it and it didn’t work; the posts never showed up. So I reached out to the author, but his email address is invalid: [email protected]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chelseafc12.4y ago
We have a few contributors who are not interested in going into the full back of WP. This nifty thing solves the problem. I suggest you guys add tag support and the ability to register right there!! Good stuff
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpbpdev12.5y ago
I like the idea behind this, but could you please make it possible to add the form in a page or post using shortcodes?!! I think that’d be awesome
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows your visitors (logged in OR Not) to submit posts to your site via a simple sidebar widge..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,075 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "sidebar post", "wordpress MU" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 70+ → 10+ down
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).
- D Disable Author Pages 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Content Widget 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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