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Simon's Auto Keyword Linker

by Simon Ward · SEO

Also makes 1 other plugin · 60+ installs across the portfolio →

Automatically scans and converts keywords into links — internal links stay dofollow, external links can optionally open in a new tab with nofollow.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
72 Health · B
Maintenance 72/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

72 health vs 65 average across 1,981 SEO plugins

Install conversion

How it's measured →

7.0%

of downloads still active

At least 50 of 714 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,134 plugins.

Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.

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.

83 / 100

Well optimized

Most to gain: Rating quality

Update recency 81/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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.

Keyword wp.org On merit Change
noopener #23 #22 0

What to do about it

  • Add “noopener” to your wp.org tags. You already rank #23 for it without listing it. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so it's a slot worth spending.

Daily downloads

Since 2025-11-23 · 305 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+71% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Sep 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

84

now · peak 85

8430d downloads · Sep 24

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.

1.7Kper 1k installs · Sep 24

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
50–60 ≈57

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations

50Installs · Sep 24

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.8.8
Last updated
10mo ago
Added
2025-11-23
Requires WP
5.6
Tested up to
6.9.9
Requires PHP
7.4

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

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).

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Simon's Auto Keyword Linker: 50+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-24. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simons-auto-keyword-linker