Super recent posts
by hmayaktigranyan · Uncategorized
Widget that can display recent posts from multiple categories, taxonomies, terms custom post types.
45 health vs 57 average across 9,142 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 3.3.2, 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 5190 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
26
now · peak 68
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 “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-14 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-13 90+ → 80+ down after 28 days in band
- 2026-06-15 100+ → 90+ down after 39 days in band
- 2026-05-07 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-06 100+ → 90+ down after 16 days in band
- 2026-04-20 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-19 100+ → 90+ down after 11 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Category Posts Widget 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
VK Link Target Controller 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Social LikeBox & Feed 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B - U Ultimate Posts Widget 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/super-recent-posts" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Super recent posts — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Super recent posts: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/super-recent-posts