Simple Taxonomy WYSIWYG
by Earl Evan Amante · Uncategorized
A very simple plugin that will convert the taxonomy/category description textarea to a WYSIWYG (TinyMCE) form.
43 health vs 58 average across 8,623 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 4.2.39, 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 4006 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
18
now · peak 67
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,371 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-02 40+ → 30+ down after 14 days in band
- 2026-04-18 30+ → 40+ up after 196 days in band
- 2025-10-04 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-09-30 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-29 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-09-26 30+ → 40+ up after 53 days in band
- 2025-08-04 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-07-31 30+ → 40+ up after 6 days in band
Competes with
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Radio Buttons for Taxonomies 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
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