Simply Show IDs
by Matt Martz · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 3.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simply shows the ID of Posts, Pages, Media, Links, Categories, Tags and Users in the admin tables for easy access.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈3K estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “id”, “ids” and “show” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 106.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, 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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.0.5; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| id your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ids your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| show your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| simply your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| simply show ids 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
- “id”, “ids” and “show” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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
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
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
16.4y ago
latest release · v1.3.3 · 26 Jun 2010
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 12 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WP-Dummie3.0y ago
Macht das, was der Name sagt: Es zeigt im Backend die IDs von Seiten und Beiträgen. Diese braucht eins häufiger für Shortcodes. Es wird im Backend einfach eine Spalte hinzugefügt. Das Plugin ist zwar uralt, aber ich hatte keine Probleme in den aktuellen Versionen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mizner9.8y ago
Thanks for making life just a little easier one ID at a time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ another-webmaster10.6y ago
Working flawless, no errors, 2 years old and still no update needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ akatsura11.8y ago
Maybe not the latest super trick plugin – but it still does what it says it will do, even if it hasn’t been updated in years. Why fix it if it isn’t broken. Who gave it three stars?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pbear11.8y ago
Activate this plugin, or cull together scraps of code from across the internet? There’s no contest. This plugin does the job perfectly, even for custom taxonomies.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ben Huson12.1y ago
Simple, lightweight and very handy. Please update the readme to confirm WP 4.0 compatibility. As it’s not been updated for over 2 years it currently won’t be showing for most searches in the WP.org repository.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeff Cohan14.0y ago
I hope this plugin doesn’t get removed from the repository. It’s one of those that doesn’t need updating because it is so basic, so simple. Frankly, it’s hard to understand why the functionality of this plugin wasn’t incorporated into WordPress’ core many revisions ago. It’s a standard for my clients’ sites. Thanks much to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2010-06-25 Version 1.3.3 More WordPress 3.0 improvements Increase minimum required WordPress version to 3.0 1.3.3
- 2010-05-12 Version 1.3.2 Fix conflict with other plugins that add custom columns, props Jeremy Hou 1.3.2
- 2010-04-04 Version 1.3.1 Fix incompatibilities with WordPress version prior to 3.0 1.3.1
- 2010-04-04 Version 1.3 Add support to show IDs on comments and custom taxonomies 1.3
- 2009-06-08 Version 1.2 Add support for WordPress 2.8 to show IDs for categories, tags and users. 1.2
- 2009-02-05 Version 1.1 Increase the width of the new column to 50px from 20px to support longer IDs 1.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simply shows the ID of Posts, Pages, Media, Links, Categories, Tags and Users in the admin tables for easy..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 940 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-10-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 2K+ → 3K+ up after 12 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).
- M Multisite Blog Id's 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- S ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Show User ID 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
OKCOM Sort and Show ID Slug Thumbnails 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - M Master IDs 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Gmt Post IDs — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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