Simple Yearly Archive
by wpseek · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 78.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple Yearly Archive is a rather neat and simple Wordpress plugin that allows you to display your archives in a year-based list.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
-21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “wp query” and “wpml” for “page archive” and “brazil”. “wp query” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page archive” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wpml” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “brazil” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 207.2K 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Support resolution
Updated 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 30 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| yearly | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| yearly archive | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| archive your tag | #3 | #3 | down 2 |
| gettext your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| page archive | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| archives your tag | #9 | #11 | down 2 |
| archive page | #6 | #6 | down 1 |
| brazil | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| custom archive | #6 | #7 | up 1 |
| year | #16 | #19 | up 1 |
| you rather | #8 | #14 | down 1 |
| post archive | #8 | #10 | down 3 |
| chinese | #19 | #18 | down 1 |
| german | #21 | #20 | down 4 |
| list archives | #13 | #12 | — |
| publications | #22 | #17 | 0 |
| bluesky | #22 | #16 | 0 |
| japanese | #24 | #14 | down 4 |
| publication | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| french | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| wpml your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp query your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
58 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 37 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “wp query” and “wpml” for “page archive” and “brazil”. “wp query” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page archive” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wpml” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “brazil” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.9K · 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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.2.7 · 15 Aug 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2.6 Improved shortcode compatibility 2.2.6
- — Version 2.2.5 Fixed XSS vulnerability Code improvements 2.2.5
- — Version 2.2.4 Split german translation into informal and formal WordPress 6.9 compatibility Code improvements 2.2.4
- — Version 2.2.3 WordPress 6.7 compatibility 2.2.3
- — Version 2.2.2 Revert type hinting to support older versions of PHP 2.2.2
- — Version 2.2.1 Revert PHP8 requirement 2.2.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.2.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Simple Yearly Archive <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-04 CVE-2026-7441 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.4 Patched in 2.2.5
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Simple Yearly Archive <= 2.1.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-02-13 CVE-2023-25484 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.8 Patched in 2.1.9
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.
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 "Simple Yearly Archive is a rather neat and simple Wordpress plugin that allows you to display your archives..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,475 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("gettext", "wpml", "wp_query" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 7K+ → 6K+ down after 772 days in tier
- 2023-06-15 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-13 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 791 days in tier
- 2021-04-11 7K+ → 8K+ up after 327 days in tier
- 2020-05-19 4K+ → 7K+ 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 Advanced Posts/Page 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Sitekit 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - U Ultimate Noindex Nofollow Tool II 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Compact Archives 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Smart Archives Reloaded 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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