Simple WP Events
by WPMinds · Booking & Events
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple and lightweight WordPress plugin to create events and allow users to register for them.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “calendar”, “events” and “registrations” 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.
64 health vs 69 average across 1,838 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 2.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 940 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 555 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.0, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 555 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| seminars your tag | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| calendar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| events your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| registrations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| webinars your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “calendar”, “events” and “registrations” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 153 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.9.0 · 24 Apr 2025
7
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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ urlennia1.2y ago
Overall a good events plugin. Nice UI design. Easy setup and simple events creation. Only negative is no crypto payment solutions.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.9.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-04-10 CVE-2025-32594 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.8.17 Patched in 1.9.0
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Simple WP Events <= 1.8.17 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-04 CVE-2025-32193 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.17 Patched in 1.9.0
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 6.8.1
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
5 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 "A simple and lightweight WordPress plugin to create events and allow users to register for them."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("made for", "who need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,727 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 100+ → 90+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 90+ → 100+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 100+ → 90+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 100+ → 90+ down after 302 days in tier
- 2025-10-09 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 90+ → 100+ up after 3 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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The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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