Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events
by Alex Polonski · Uncategorized
Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events adds recurring events support to Smart Countdown FX.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “count down” for “countup”. “count down” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “countup” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 10.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, 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 2485 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2485 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smart countdown fx your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| countup | #17 | #15 | 0 |
| count down your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| countdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| counter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| timer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 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
- Swap “count down” for “countup”. “count down” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “countup” sits at #17 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 112 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
6.8y ago
latest release · v2.4 · 12 Jan 2020
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months 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 10 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ besfe8.0y ago
The most stupid wordpress plugin, very poor quality, if you want to wast some time just try to install this stupid plugin, and good luck in finding the correct shortcode, even reading documentation make you get lost!!! I just sent it to the garbage !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ derekonomy10.9y ago
Ridiculously, unimaginably in-depth. How do I donate?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webdevelacc11.3y ago
This plugin is very customizable and the support is very fast and helpful. I asked to have the plugin customized to display in the viewers different timezones and, for a very reasonable price, within 24hrs, Alex had the customizations ready for me. This is the only countdown timer on the Internet that I can find that will countdown to an event twice in 24hrs and can be customized to display in viewers timezone. My client is very happy!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Smart Countdown FX Easy Recurring Events adds recurring events support to Smart Countdown FX."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,812 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "count down", "timer" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-08 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 200+ → 300+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-10-26 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-25 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-24 300+ → 200+ down after 73 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-11 300+ → 200+ down after 425 days in tier
- 2024-06-12 400+ → 300+ down after 3 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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Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce – Boost Conversions & Reduce Cart Abandonment 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C - B Brexit Clock — installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Countdown Block 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Uji Countdown 4K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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