Stop Oldies
by Pierre-André Boissinot · Uncategorized
This plugin detects if a visitor is using some old version of Internet Explorer and suggests to upgrade to a recent browser.
47 health vs 58 average across 7,982 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4473 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
53
now · peak 201
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.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-04-22 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-04-16 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-04-15 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-04-13 100+ → 200+ up after 16 days in band
- 2024-03-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-27 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in band
- 2024-03-23 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-03-19 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- G Gecka IE Warning 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
- I Internet Explorer 6 Upgrade 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
- M Modernizr for WordPress 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- B Browser Specific CSS 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- I IE6 und IE7 Detection Script 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP IE Buster 800+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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