Sites Monitor
by Verdant Studio · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 470+ installs across the portfolio →
Effortlessly monitor your websites from your own WordPress installation. Keep an eye on updates, site health, WP versions, and more.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈130 estimated
Momentum
+35%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “dashboard”, “maintenance” and “manage multiple sites” 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.
62 health vs 56 average across 5,909 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 646 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.6; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 646 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maintenance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| manage multiple sites your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monitor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance 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
- “dashboard”, “maintenance” and “manage multiple sites” 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 26 Jun 2023 · 1,139 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 353 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.7.5 · 27 Jan 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 35% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Jun 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Mike van den Hoek3.4y ago
I just love the fact this plugin is privacy focussed and gives you a clear overview of wanted statistics! This topic was modified 3 years ago by Mike van den Hoek.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.7.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 0.0.7 - 0.0.8 Patched in 0.0.9
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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
- 2026-06-30 90+ → 100+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 100+ → 90+ down after 244 days in tier
- 2025-09-21 200+ → 100+ down after 199 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 100+ → 200+ up after 190 days in tier
- 2024-08-28 90+ → 100+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 80+ → 90+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-07-23 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 60+ → 70+ up after 1 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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ManageWP Worker 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring 100K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cron Setup and Monitor – Get URL Cron 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Drop a live Pulse card for Sites Monitor into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/sites-monitor" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sites Monitor — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Sites Monitor: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-04. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sites-monitor
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