TED in bed
by Gawain Lynch · Uncategorized
Enable TED video URLs to be embedded in WordPress via the internal oEmbed API
45 health vs 63 average across 4,623 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4474 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
111
now · peak 111
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-30 30+ → 20+ down after 402 days in band
- 2025-04-23 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-04-22 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-04-20 40+ → 30+ down after 312 days in band
- 2024-06-12 50+ → 40+ down after 319 days in band
- 2023-07-29 60+ → 50+ down
Competes with
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Embedly 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - W Wistia WordPress Plugin 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- G Github Embed 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/ted-in-bed" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="TED in bed — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> TED in bed: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ted-in-bed