StreamWeasels Online Status Bar
by JayBee · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 790+ installs across the portfolio →
Display your Twitch, YouTube, or Kick live online status directly in a sticky bar at the top of your site.
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
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “live”, “online” and “youtube” for “twitch streams”, “live stream” and “status”. “live” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twitch streams” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “online” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “live stream” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “youtube” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 39.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| status bar | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| online status | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| twitch online status | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| kick your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| twitch live | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| twitch live status | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| twitch stream status | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| twitch your tag | #6 | #15 | down 2 |
| twitch streams | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| live status | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| status | #19 | #20 | down 5 |
| stream | #16 | #19 | down 1 |
| sticky bar | #24 | #20 | down 2 |
| live stream | #18 | #20 | 0 |
| website status | #13 | #20 | down 2 |
| youtube live stream | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| site status | #21 | #21 | down 1 |
| live your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| online your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “live”, “online” and “youtube” for “twitch streams”, “live stream” and “status”. “live” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twitch streams” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “online” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “live stream” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “youtube” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “status” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 24 Aug 2019
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.2.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 StreamWeasels Online Status Bar <= 2.1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-11-20 CVE-2024-11438 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.9 Patched in 2.1.10
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 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display your Twitch, YouTube, or Kick live online status directly in a sticky bar at the top of your site."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Discord, YouTube, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,502 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-10 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 500+ → 400+ down after 281 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 500+ → 600+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 500+ → 600+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 600+ → 500+ down after 236 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).
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Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Smart YouTube and Twitch Embed 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
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Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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