Simple Editor Control
by Thomas Lloancy · Uncategorized
Audit trail and git-style diff viewer for every file change made through the WordPress plugin and theme file editor.
83 health vs 57 average across 9,156 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-05-15 · 793 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
28
now · peak 386
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-05-14 · 791 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-10-03 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Editor 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Audit Trail 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
SiteOrigin CSS 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Theme Editor 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Htaccess File Editor – Safely Edit Htaccess File 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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