Social-News
by johannesfosseus · Social
Also makes 3 other plugins · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Let the visitors post stories, articles and news direct to your site. The basic functions to deliver Social Journalism experience.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, well behind 6.8.
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
To rank higher: Last updated 5666 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-09-25 · 729 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
134
now · peak 137
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Announce from the Dashboard 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/social-news" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Social-News — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Social-News: no active install count reported, no reviews yet. Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-24. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/social-news