Simply Social Links
by Matheus Eduardo · Social
This plugin adds a new field (metadata) in the section editing links in order to add social networking links (like twitter, flickr, etc.) to any link.
41 health vs 57 average across 617 Social plugins
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5373 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
106
now · peak 106
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-10-11 20+ → 10+ down after 29 days in band
- 2024-09-12 10+ → 20+ up after 5 days in band
- 2024-09-07 20+ → 10+ down after 343 days in band
- 2023-09-30 30+ → 20+ down after 21 days in band
- 2023-09-09 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-08 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in band
- 2023-09-04 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-03 30+ → 20+ down after 3 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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Extra User Details 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Bio Links 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Social Icons for WooCoomerce Emails 70+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - S Social Bookmarks 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Broken Link Checker 500K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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