Site Setup Wizard
by shah.neel · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Offers registered users flexibility to select site type, plugins, privacy and many other settings before creating a new site.
Removed from WordPress.org
wp.org closed this plugin on 2026-09-15. It's no longer installable or updated. If you're running it, plan a replacement: closures are often security-related and WordPress won't warn you.
Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “create site”, “multisite” and “site creation” 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 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3400 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| create site your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site creation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site registration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site setup wizard 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
- “create site”, “multisite” and “site creation” 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 155 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
9.3y ago
latest release · v1.5.7 · 11 Jul 2017
10
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Nov 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vbk1009.6y ago
A wonderful plugin that helps you run a blog farm with a signup wizard. Will look forward to more options like copying “blog defaults” and an option to choose a plan/package. This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by vbk100.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Harshit10.4y ago
WordPress.org has been missing a plugin for site creation by registered users from the front end in easy steps. WordPress.com has a 6-step site creation wizard – https://wordpress.com/start/website/survey-user/en. This plugin does something similar and gives the network admin a lot of control over each step. I have been using this plugin since the beginning and it has gone through a lot of updates to make it more stable and reliable for large multisite installations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shah.neel10.4y ago
Site Setup Wizard was originally created for New York University’s Web Publishing service and so far has been used to create 4500+ sites. It is now available for anyone to take advantage of by allowing their multisite users to create new sites in an organized way.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.5.8). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2026-10-09 CVE-2026-89195 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.5.8 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-06 20+ → 10+ down after 188 days in tier
- 2023-10-31 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-10-27 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2023-10-01 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2023-09-26 20+ → 30+ up after 273 days in tier
- 2022-12-27 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-26 20+ → 30+ up after 83 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 30+ → 20+ down after 245 days in tier
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