StagTools
by Ram Ratan Maurya · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
StagTools is a powerful plugin to extend functionality to your WordPress themes offering shortcodes, FontAwesome icons and useful widgets.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “icons”, “retina” and “shortcodes” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 122.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1184 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1184 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| themeforest your tag | #22 | #13 | down 2 |
| icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| retina your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 11 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
- “icons”, “retina” and “shortcodes” 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 1.1K · 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
3.2y ago
latest release · v2.3.8 · 4 Aug 2023
39
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.3.8). 2 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-09-05 CVE-2025-58814 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.8 No patch available
- 2023-09-05 CVE-2023-41868 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.7 Patched in 2.3.8
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Stagtools <= 2.3.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode ↗2023-04-05 CVE-2023-0891 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.6 Patched in 2.3.7
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 77 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 53 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Maps, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 715 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "retina", "themeforest" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 665 days in tier
- 2023-07-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 278 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 436 days in tier
- 2021-07-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 398 days in tier
- 2020-06-22 7K+ → 5K+ down after 585 days in tier
- 2018-11-15 10K+ → 7K+ down
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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Meks Smart Social Widget 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Social Icons 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
WebMan Amplifier 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - L Links With Icons Widget 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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