SVG Logo and Text Effects
by dashed-slug.net · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Insert text with visually stunning SVG effects into your WordPress site.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈69 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “artistic text”, “effects” and “filters” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 6.2K 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, 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 2557 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2557 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| artistic text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| effects your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| filters your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| svg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “artistic text”, “effects” and “filters” 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 78 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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
7.0y ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 1 Nov 2019
13
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 30 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 24 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Blizzard Wolf9.4y ago
Free —- PRO- works in 4.7.5 PRO- Light weight no media slot taken, so reducing media. PRO- Text customisable in editor CON- difficult to use, requires registration and reading documation CON- isn’t responsive, so is not good for mobile use. Premium ——- PRO- Looks easy to use in visual composer CON- Premium requires visual composer. CON- Recuring subscription My main issue with this plugin on testing is appeared not to be responsive to browser resizing. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by Blizzard Wolf.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tasostzan10.0y ago
Easy to use and modify, transform the text into art which is also readable by the search engines. Simply amazing!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
8 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Insert text with visually stunning SVG effects into your WordPress site."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,420 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "artistic text" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-02 70+ → 60+ down after 108 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 80+ → 70+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 80+ → 70+ down after 2 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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SVG Support 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Safe SVG 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy SVG Support 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
The Icon Block 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP SVG Images 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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