Simple URLs Legacy
by Matt Ryan · Analytics
Simple URLs Legacy is a fork of the plugin by Nathan Rice. A URL management system to create, manage, and track outbound links from your site.
84 health vs 64 average across 588 Analytics plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-12-31 · 1,294 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
74
now · peak 258
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-12-30 · 1,294 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-01 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-26 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-21 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-20 90+ → 70+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-18 80+ → 90+ up after 8 days in band
- 2026-06-10 90+ → 80+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-05-31 100+ → 90+ down after 19 days in band
- 2026-05-12 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Meta Box 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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