Tags to Keywords
by CheGevara29 · SEO
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Add tags in head of page as meta's keywords
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+5%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “head” and “meta” for “meta keywords” and “keyword”. “head” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “meta keywords” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “meta” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “keyword” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 65 average across 2,231 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 6.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,196 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 168 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| keywords your tag | #7 | #21 | up 1 |
| meta keywords | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| tags your tag | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| keyword | #11 | #20 | down 1 |
| plugin keywords | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| meta tags | #19 | #24 | up 3 |
| head tags | #12 | #24 | down 2 |
| wp seo meta keywords | #18 | #23 | up 1 |
| seo keywords | #20 | #23 | down 2 |
| by tags | #23 | #24 | down 4 |
| seo meta keywords | #23 | #24 | down 4 |
| add to head | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| head your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 2 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 “head” and “meta” for “meta keywords” and “keyword”. “head” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “meta keywords” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “meta” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “keyword” sits at #11 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 367 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “200+”. 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 300.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add tags in head of page as meta's keywords"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 187 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "seo" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 300+ → 200+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 200+ → 300+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 300+ → 200+ down after 214 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 200+ → 300+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 300+ → 200+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2025-10-16 200+ → 300+ 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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Meta Tag Manager 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
SEO SIMPLE PACK 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple SEO 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Head Meta Data 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
G Meta Keywords 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Surfer – WordPress Plugin 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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