Simple Tour Guide

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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.

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19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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.

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 32% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 47 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.

1. ★★★★★ silviadabne

   1.1y ago

   It’s easy to use and works well on multiple pages (pro version). I had a problem with a use case and the support solved it quickly.

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2. ★★★★★ anastoyanova

   1.7y ago

   Very useful and easy to set up. Works for complex tours as well. Allows you to customize colors, logos and more. Overall a great plugin that simply does the job!

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3. ★★★★★ themeglow

   2.1y ago

   Nice plugin , save lots of time.

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4. ★★★★★ jaaanis

   2.2y ago

   Works super well. The only feedback I have is: It would be great if you could select wether the tour view is being saved as a cookie or on the user account. I have logged in users, and when they see clear their cookies, they will see the tour again, which is kind of annoying for them.

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5. ★★★★★ niall32

   3.5y ago

   The plugin is free and simple to use. However, I need to show a different set of tour steps for different pages.For example, the “Welcome to the site” message should only be visible on the home page. It should not pop up again when a user navigates to the Shop or the About page.To solve this problem, I tried to use the “Skip a step if the step is attached to an element that is not visible.” option in the settings. Unfortunately, instead of skipping the step when it cannot find the class or id in the html, it floats the step in the center of the page.And thats not what I want.So for now, I’ll have to build the tour only on the home page, which is frustrating. Multipage tours would be much appreciated.Thank you for the plugin however. It’s actually pretty handy.

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6. ★★★★★ Duke Snoogens

   4.8y ago

   Cool But, It doesn’t like going down and then back up the page. It prefers one direction. (down) The popup is working, but you have to scroll up to see it. Doesn’t work on :before :after tags An alternative is: Intro Tour Tutorial DeepPresentation and goes up and down anytime and has a front end editor, but its interface is not clean. BUT I’m using both on 2 different sites. They serve their purpose on each. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by Duke Snoogens. Reason: elaterite, I mean illiterate

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7. ★★★★★ jmchez

   4.9y ago

   A must have for anyone who actually strives to deliver a great end-user experience. The support is great…very timely and flexible. [removed link]

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8. ★★★★★ lunarmimi

   5.2y ago

   Lightweight and easy to use. You just need to edit a little CSS and then you’re good to go. Thanks for the wonderful plugin.

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The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.1). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.5 Patched in 1.0.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9

Translated into 6 languages, 5 at 90% or more

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 14 days in tier
2. 2026-09-01 200+ → 300+ up after 23 days in tier
3. 2026-08-09 300+ → 200+ down after 29 days in tier
4. 2026-07-11 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-07-10 300+ → 200+ down after 1030 days in tier
6. 2023-09-14 200+ → 300+ up after 239 days in tier
7. 2023-01-18 100+ → 200+ up

Competes with

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Simple Tour Guide: 200+ active installs, 4.8★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-tour-guide