Sunburst Code Prettify
by Rachel Baker · Uncategorized
Uses Highlight.js with the Sunburst syntax theme to elegantly highlight code.
45 health vs 58 average across 7,791 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5189 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 2022-10-07 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
17
now · peak 62
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-06 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-08-03 40+ → 30+ down after 371 days in band
- 2023-07-29 50+ → 40+ down after 176 days in band
- 2023-02-03 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-02-02 50+ → 60+ up after 10 days in band
- 2023-01-23 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-01-21 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in band
- 2023-01-17 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-01-12 50+ → 60+ up after 61 days in band
Competes with
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- W WP-SynHighlight 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- S SyHi 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
- G Goodbye Syntax Highlighter 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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