Simple Contacts Manager
by Earl Evan Amante · Forms
Also makes 3 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple contact manager for your personal and business use.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈18 estimated
Momentum
-37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “contact manager”, “contacts” and “google analytics” 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.
43 health vs 65 average across 2,516 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 4114 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| contacts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tool your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress.org your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “contact manager”, “contacts” and “google analytics” 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 Sep 2023 · 1,155 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 76 · 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.
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
11.3y ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 29 Jul 2015
2
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 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 4 Sep 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gillchristian11.4y ago
The plugin seems to be not finished.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leomanlapera11.4y ago
Easy to use, Great on handling multiple branch!. A must have plugin for every WordPress sites, Highly recommended!!, This is a great plugin that does everything it promises and does it well.
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 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 471 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "tool", "wordpress.org" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 20+ → 10+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-19 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-17 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 30+ → 20+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 60+ → 30+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in tier
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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MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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