Spots
by interconnectit · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Content manage those little snippets of text that you need across your WordPress site and in widgets properly. Forget the text widget.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
700+
≈800 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “content management”, “elements” and “spots” 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.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 38.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 6.0.18.
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 1493 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1493 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content management your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elements your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spots your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content management”, “elements” and “spots” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 380 · 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
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
4.1y ago
latest release · v1.3.10 · 29 Sep 2022
30
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Radices10.6y ago
Awesome plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ EvWill11.7y ago
Extremely easy to use and very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Darius12.1y ago
This works exactly as advertised! You can create a sidewide block and combine this with Advanced Custom Fields. Now you can let a user edit a sidebar by just hovering over a spot and click ‘edit spot’ No more letting users edit HTML in widgets. This functionality should be in the core of WordPress!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arie12.4y ago
This very handy plugin makes it easy for people with limited skills to update various kinds of content that would have required html knowledge before. Thanks guys!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MoghillPat12.4y ago
Simple, clever plug in that makes things nice and easy and does what it says. Thanks for this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JochenT13.0y ago
Meanwhile I use this plugin since one and a half year in production and I’m very satisfied. There were no problems during this time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rebecca Markowitz13.4y ago
Love that it can be for widgets or content areas. Awesome for helping with editable areas for clients. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jabbo12613.4y ago
Exactly what i needed – love the possibility to hardcode spots to your template. Easy to use and integrate. Great one.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
7 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 "Content manage those little snippets of text that you need across your WordPress site and in widgets proper..."
- ✓ 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 ("for developers", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,159 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "content management" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-23 800+ → 700+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 800+ → 700+ down after 127 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 900+ → 800+ down after 170 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).
-
Amedea – Unique Design Elements for Elementor 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Blocksy Companion 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Spots into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/spots" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Spots — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Spots: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/spots
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.