System Requirements Check
by Ethan Lin · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 640+ installs across the portfolio →
Checks for the specified version of the operating systems, web browsers, screen resolution, IP address, Flash Player, JRE, cookie, and Javascript.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈38 estimated
Momentum
+38%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “flash player” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,787 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 159 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
23
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| requirements your tag | #6 | #22 | down 2 |
| flash player | #14 | #24 | down 4 |
| wordpress requirements | #17 | #23 | down 2 |
| system check | #19 | #23 | down 5 |
| operating system | #18 | #24 | down 4 |
| wp flash player | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| check your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| system your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “flash player” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 116 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2.4 · 28 May 2026
12
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lococruzn11.1y ago
Needs update to see Windows 10 and Edge browser. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jigneshrajguru12.3y ago
I liked it. Needs more improvement in the form of webpage redirection.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,423 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 40+ → 30+ down after 161 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 60+ → 40+ down after 75 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 40+ → 60+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 60+ → 50+ down after 273 days in tier
- 2025-05-10 70+ → 60+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 80+ → 70+ down after 205 days in tier
- 2024-05-06 90+ → 80+ down after 38 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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Email Test – Check if your emails are being delivered 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Plugins Condition & Site Check 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Requirements Checklist 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Child Theme Check 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B - P Planyo online reservation system 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
- F File Permissions & Size Check 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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