Synced Pattern Popups
by Matt Cromwell · AI
Also makes 4 other plugins · 12.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Synced Pattern Popups helps you create popups using the WordPress editor you already know, not yet another builder.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈16 estimated
Momentum
+59%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ai” for “synced”. “ai” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “synced” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 77 average across 3,394 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 920 lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,010 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| synced patterns your tag | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| tldr your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| synced | #4 | #11 | 0 |
| ai your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 5 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 “ai” for “synced”. “ai” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “synced” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 12 Jan 2026 · 293 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 285 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 29 Jan 2026
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 57% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ angelablake9mo ago
This plugin absolutely blew my mind! It’s perfect for my simple use case on a one-page site. It’s easy to use, and I got my pop-ups set up in seconds (minus the time to write my content 😂). The modals are well-designed and have great UX out of the box. I didn’t need to use CSS at all. This is a lot more than I would expect from a free plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ronald Huereca10mo ago
This plugin is pretty easy to use. Create a synced pattern (I used a download CTA) Add the Synced Pattern Popups trigger code to a download button. You now have an interactive CTA that pops open a download modal. This is just one of many use-cases. This plugin is very nice and I will be adding an integration with it to the next version of Pattern Wrangler.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick Boehner10mo ago
This plugin is simple initiative to use and does exactly what it says. Best yet it uses completly native block editor components and doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel. Instead it gives you the simplest approach for setting up a button/link triggered popup. Blessedly it also looks like its accessible ( though I haven’t tested that part).
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Synced Pattern Popups helps you create popups using the WordPress editor you already know, not yet another..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "for developers", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,437 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
- 2026-05-28 20+ → 10+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 10+ → 20+ up
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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Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modal Window – create popup modal window 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - T Themify Popup 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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Easy Modal 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
PopBox For Elementor 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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