SuperCPT
by Matthew Boynes · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Insanely easy and attractive custom post types, custom post meta, and custom taxonomies
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cms” for “sublime”. “cms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sublime” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 20.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4831 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4831 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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sublime | #21 | #5 | 0 |
| cms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom field your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom fields your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cms” for “sublime”. “cms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sublime” sits at #21 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 543 · 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
13.2y ago
latest release · v0.2.1 · 10 Aug 2013
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ shaeirving111.9y ago
Great support, even for the free version. Works perfectly, does everything I need, and does it well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Guillaume12.1y ago
What to say, i use it on all my wp projects. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nerdworker12.4y ago
I really like how this plugin simplifies the coding process for CPTs but doesn’t add a bunch of input screens to the back end. It just makes it easier to write the code yourself. Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vijayrajesh12.7y ago
Great for developers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pablo Pacheco13.1y ago
Firstly i would like to congrat you. It´s an amazing idea! I have to say i was trying to develop an idea similar to yours, but nothing even close to what you achieved
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ camrinp13.2y ago
Saved me so much time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leland Riordan13.4y ago
This plugin just saved me hours of time. This blows away the GUI plugins that try to do the same thing and is a must use if you know how to code. I agree that some version of this should be implemented into the core.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Trisha Salas13.6y ago
Vastly simplifies the often tedious process of creating custom post types.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,177 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cms" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-15 700+ → 600+ down after 218 days in tier
- 2025-10-09 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-08 700+ → 800+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-25 800+ → 700+ down after 180 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 900+ → 800+ down after 119 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1413 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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Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - S Sydney Toolbox 50K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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