Simple PDF Exporter
by Duke · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 480+ installs across the portfolio →
Export a single PDF with all posts, or custom post types.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “custom post types”, “dompdf” and “export” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,733 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 15.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1387 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 4 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 1387 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dompdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| exporter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pdf 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
- “custom post types”, “dompdf” and “export” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 345 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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
3.8y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 13 Jan 2023
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months 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 11 Jun 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ s_b813.2y ago
A good plugin, everything works after careful tweaking of the template.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ allenfurst6.9y ago
Doesn’t really work. It exported my whole site to a pdf, yes, but some pages were blank, some included multiple pages worth of overprinted material. Basically useless.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrisadhome8.7y ago
Feb 2nd, 2018: Working on WordPress 4.92 This is the only free PDF generator in the WordPress ecosystem that I am aware of that actually gives you full control of the HTML & CSS files, meaning you can craft highly customized PDFs. All the other PDF generators are a joke… even some of the paid ones. This plugin uses DOMPDF, so if you were planning on home-rolling a WordPress plugin to implement DOMPDF for your site then this is a great base plugin to start with! Will save you two or three days of setup time. This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by chrisadhome. This topic was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by chrisadhome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ the_martines9.7y ago
Promising plugin. I have a few issues with it. 1. Trying to run mysite.com/?export=pdf causes an error: Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '(...)/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/process/assets/pdf_layout.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php/inst/php-5.3.27/pear/php/') in (...)/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/process/config.php on line 27 so I’ve moved the /plugins//simple-pdf-exporter/assets/ directory into /plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/process/ and it seens to fixed it. 2. Special characters are not working. E.g. polish characters like źćłóą are problematic. Without it I can’t use the plugin. I hope it can be fixed any time soon. This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by the_martines.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Export a single PDF with all posts, or custom post types."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,382 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-29 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 400+ → 500+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 500+ → 400+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 500+ → 400+ down after 99 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 400+ → 500+ up after 2 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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Export Themes 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Export WordPress Menus 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Export Custom Pages 700+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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