Simple Notices
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
A simple plugin that adds a notification system to your WordPress. Via custom post types, Simple Notices gives you a way to make announcements that ar …
43 health vs 57 average across 9,075 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3931 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 88
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-04-06 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-04-05 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-03-31 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-03-29 100+ → 200+ up after 59 days in band
- 2025-01-29 200+ → 100+ down after 47 days in band
- 2024-12-13 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in band
- 2024-12-09 200+ → 100+ down after 475 days in band
- 2023-08-22 300+ → 200+ down after 10 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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Hide admin notices – Admin Notification Center 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Notification Bar 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Notification Center 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Product Notices for WooCommerce 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Site Notices WP 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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