Simple Testimonials Showcase
by PressTigers · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 22.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to create and display testimonials in multiple ways.
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 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
500+
≈560 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “clients feedback”, “grid layout” and “publish feedback” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 37.6K 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 891 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 891 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| clients feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| grid layout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| publish feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quote layout testimonials your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quotes 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
- “clients feedback”, “grid layout” and “publish feedback” 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 983 · 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
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.6 · 24 May 2024
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Jun 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ janoshke9.8y ago
Great plugin to show the clients testimonials. It lacks the option of transition speed setting though.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (1.1.6). 1 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 Simple Testimonials Showcase <= 1.1.6 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-10-15 CVE-2024-49295 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.6 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Simple Testimonials Showcase <= 1.1.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-04-15 CVE-2024-32530 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.5 Patched in 1.1.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to create and display testimonials in multiple ways."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 840 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("clients Feedback", "grid layout", "publish feedback", "quote-layout-testimonials" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-20 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 600+ → 500+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 700+ → 600+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2025-08-01 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 700+ → 800+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 800+ → 700+ down after 119 days in tier
- 2025-03-30 900+ → 800+ down after 152 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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Guten Post Layout – An Advanced Post Grid Collection 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Post Layouts 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A
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