Simple Taxonomy Refreshed
by nwjames · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 400+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin provides a no-code facility to manage your taxonomies - either by defining your own or by adding additional function to existing ones.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈470 estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “category”, “custom taxonomies” and “tags” for “facility”, “taxonomy order” and “metaboxes”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “facility” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom taxonomies” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “taxonomy order” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tags” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metaboxes” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 11.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 25 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| facility | #6 | #10 | 0 |
| taxonomy your tag | #10 | #16 | down 2 |
| wpgraphql | #10 | #9 | up 1 |
| taxonomies your tag | #20 | #23 | up 2 |
| taxonomy order | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
| add taxonomy | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| metaboxes | #18 | #16 | down 3 |
| taxonomy tags | #11 | #18 | up 1 |
| taxonomy plugin | #13 | #18 | down 1 |
| playground | #24 | #21 | — |
| page taxonomy | #14 | #17 | 0 |
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom taxonomies your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
50 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 39 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “category”, “custom taxonomies” and “tags” for “facility”, “taxonomy order” and “metaboxes”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “facility” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom taxonomies” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “taxonomy order” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tags” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metaboxes” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 682 · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
25d ago
latest release · v4.0.0 · 7 Oct 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gtamborero2.1y ago
Does the job! Well done!I have a custom post type with more than 1000 entries that has some custom taxonomies inside each entry. I need a bulk system to migrate easly. I tried “Bulk move” and it works, but this plugin is just better 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eightman5.5y ago
I am not a code man, I use WordPress that’s all, for years I wanted to add very simple taxonomy to my sites, such as brand and manufacturer. I never managed, now with this tool I managed in 5 minutes! thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Parmen5.8y ago
And god knows why the least downloaded. It comes with many pro features, like extract terms from other existing taxonomies, import and export terms, so you can create your new hierarchical taxonomy in the blink of an eye.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inglar1406.1y ago
Thank you for your plugin. He helped me a lot with taxonomy and tags in non-standard cases
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeremy Nusser6.3y ago
This plugin is fantastic for more complex taxonomies.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
3 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 "This plugin provides a no-code facility to manage your taxonomies - either by defining your own or by addin..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,995 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("category", "Custom Taxonomies", "tags" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-24 500+ → 400+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 500+ → 400+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-08 500+ → 400+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
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