Simple Session Support
by Peter Wooster · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 420+ installs across the portfolio →
Provides support for the PHP session allowing data to be retained from one request to another.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “development” and “session management” 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.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 10.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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.
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4704 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4704 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| development your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| session management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “development” and “session management” 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 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
12.9y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 14 Dec 2013
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ auldstampguy5.1y ago
Works just fine!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fungafly10.6y ago
Solves the issue of storing session variables with great simplicity.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve Hogan11.2y ago
Simple solution to a global problem – passing variables around for a single session. I’m not much of a PHP coder, so this really helps! My only complaint is that the Donate URL doesn’t seem to work. Would like to buy the developer a beer or two.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lax Mariappan12.2y ago
A must have plugin for every wordpress developer. So simple to use Thanks for such a nice work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cat197412.4y ago
Perfect. in 5 minutes after installation I achieve result. The only one thing must not to forget to do, every page which is used session must have session_start();
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Juli7712.4y ago
A no-nonsense little plugin that does it’s work. Great for getting MantisBT bridge to work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eric Wijaya12.5y ago
very simple and helpful plugins
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bdridder13.0y ago
No new feedback. Great code. Simple to use. It just works…
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 699 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 2 tags appear in the text ("development", "session management" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 300+ → 200+ down after 585 days in tier
- 2024-10-24 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-22 400+ → 300+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-10-12 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-09 400+ → 300+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2024-09-20 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-19 400+ → 300+ down after 440 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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Yoast Test Helper 50K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
What The File 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Persistent Login 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Stop Emails 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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