Simple Short Links
by Robert Chapin · Uncategorized
Adjust the WordPress shortlinks format with an extra settings page.
41 health vs 56 average across 11,607 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4481 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
25
now · peak 69
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 20+ → 30+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 30+ → 20+ down after 109 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 40+ → 30+ down after 602 days in tier
- 2024-06-20 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-06-15 40+ → 50+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2024-05-18 50+ → 40+ down after 172 days in tier
- 2023-11-28 40+ → 50+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 50+ → 40+ down after 27 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Bring Back the Get Shortlink Button 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
short.io 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - G Get Shortlinks 90+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - A Autologin Links 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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Easy Affiliate Links 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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