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Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking Plugin – Software Issue Manager

by emarket-design · Analytics

Best issue tracking, bug tracking and project management plugin. Easily manage tasks, stay organized, and track progress in WordPress.

How scoring works →
84 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 64 average across 521 Analytics plugins

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.

92 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 65/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2023-06-01 · 1,142 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+108% vs prior 30d
Jun 23
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

166

now · peak 2.6K

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

Project Management, · #24236 QualityHive · #31832 Project Manager · #2934 FluentBoards · #2962

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
30–40 ≈37

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 123 days.

Install history · since 2023-05-31 · 1,141 observations

Details

Version
5.1.0
Last updated
17d ago
Added
2014-10-03 · 11 yrs on WP
Requires WP
4.5
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-05-04 20+ → 30+ up after 139 days in band
  2. 2025-12-16 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in band
  3. 2025-12-13 20+ → 30+ up after 96 days in band
  4. 2025-09-08 10+ → 20+ up after 10 days in band
  5. 2025-08-29 20+ → 10+ down after 14 days in band
  6. 2025-08-15 30+ → 20+ down after 6 days in band
  7. 2025-08-09 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
  8. 2025-08-08 30+ → 20+ down after 304 days in band

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Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking Plugin – Software Issue Manager: 30+ active installs, 4.2★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/software-issue-manager