Stage File Proxy
by drubage · Uncategorized
Stage File Proxy Plugin for Wordpress Development. This plugin IS NOT meant for use on production websites.
46 health vs 57 average across 8,959 Uncategorized plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, 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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3138 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
310
now · peak 429
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
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 1058 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-04 90+ → 100+ up after 23 days in band
- 2026-03-12 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-03-09 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in band
- 2026-02-28 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-27 90+ → 80+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-02-20 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-19 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-17 80+ → 90+ up after 10 days in band
Competes with
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