Greeklish Slugs
by skapator · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 3.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Translitaration of greek characters to latin for post permalinks with some extra options. (greeklish)
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “permalinks” for “greeklish slugs”. “permalinks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “greeklish slugs” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →15%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 20.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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 1721 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 7 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 1721 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| translitaration your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| greeklish slugs | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| greeklish your tag | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| permalinks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slugs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stop words your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “permalinks” for “greeklish slugs”. “permalinks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “greeklish slugs” sits at #4 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 395 · 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
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
4.7y ago
latest release · v1.1.4 · 13 Feb 2022
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.5 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 12 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Panos Sakalakis6.5y ago
What a great plugin! Simple, yet powerful. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theodion10.9y ago
I use this plugin across all my greek language wordpress sites. Solid, lightweight and most important bug free. A Big thank you to the author! Keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ unknownX11.1y ago
A very simple and useful plugin that works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DigPi11.2y ago
Great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ falegk11.3y ago
This plugin is awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ letheos12.0y ago
Works perfectly, thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diplatis12.3y ago
Works like a charm! It would be nice though if there was an option for converting (all) existing greek permalinks to greeklish.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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.
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,217 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2023-05-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 3K+ → 4K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2023-04-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 95 days in tier
- 2023-01-24 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-01-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 105 days in tier
- 2022-10-09 3K+ → 4K+ up after 679 days in tier
- 2020-11-29 1K+ → 3K+ up after 1508 days in tier
- 2016-10-13 900+ → 1K+ 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).
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AutoConvert Greeklish Permalinks 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Longer Permalinks 8K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Pinyin Slugs 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Greek Multi Tool 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cyrillic Permalinks 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - P Plugin Name: RO Slugs 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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