Simple Visitor Counter
by plugindeveloper112 · Uncategorized
The Simple Visitor Counter widget displays a daily, weekly and monthly visitor count. Count your up to date traffic safely and show your current visit …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈680 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “count visitors”, “count website visitors” and “counter” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 33.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3552 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3552 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| count visitors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| count website visitors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| counter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| counter visitors your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visitor counter 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
- “count visitors”, “count website visitors” and “counter” 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 186 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 58 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 700.
Install history since 28 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wegerl7.2y ago
Yes, I would also like to ask you for an update so that the plugin works on the latest PHP versions. That’s why in case: 5 stars! greetings
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Roelof8.6y ago
Low quality code that causes errors on newer PHP installations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ agusapri9.0y ago
Very Easy to Use and It Works. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sagsun9.5y ago
We are running WP 4.7.3, Elegant Themes and Divi 3 – has your visitor counter been tested with Divi? Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kennethdijks9.7y ago
Just installed the plugin. The installation was super easy. Very straightforward and the plugin does what it needs to do without unnecessary extra features. 5 stars!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ plugindeveloper1129.7y ago
Easy to install and edit. Works good with the latest version of WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Simple Visitor Counter widget displays a daily, weekly and monthly visitor count. Count your up to date..."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 802 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("count visitors", "count website visitors", "counter visitors" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-04 700+ → 600+ down after 119 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 800+ → 700+ down after 124 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 900+ → 800+ down after 117 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 1K+ → 900+ down after 785 days in tier
- 2023-07-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 286 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 2K+ up
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).
- A Awesome Visitor Counter 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 5 shared tags D
- V Visitors Right Now Counter — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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AA Visitor Counter Widget 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Site Counter 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Astrowave Simple Visit Counter — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Stats4U — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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