Custom Post Template By Templatic
by templatic1 · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Templatic Single Template plugin provides the ability for your theme to include " Post Templates " in much the same way you add " P …
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈720 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “post type templates”, “single post templates” and “single posts” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 18.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2927 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2927 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| templatic your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| post type templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| single post templates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| single posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “post type templates”, “single post templates” and “single posts” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 184 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 · 97% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 700.
At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 136 days.
Install history since 10 Oct 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ M7.9y ago
It does add the page template dropdown for your custom post types, and selecting it will change the template accordingly. However, if you leave the selection as default, the template will default to index.php instead of single-customposttype.php, so you are now forced to select a template for all your custom post types.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gbever9.6y ago
This was just the plugin I needed to allow me to offer multiple post layouts for a single site. I was not able to find anything else quite like it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ braed10.1y ago
Perhaps i added the comment to the wrong file? I added it to single.php since i wanted to use this with Pages, not Posts. Is that possible? If you solve this, i will adjust my rating. Thanks! This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by braed.
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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The Templatic Single Template plugin provides the ability for your theme to include " Post Templates " in m..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,326 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("post type templates", "single post templates", "single posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-30 600+ → 700+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-07-19 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-16 600+ → 700+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 700+ → 600+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2025-06-29 800+ → 700+ down after 455 days in tier
- 2024-03-31 900+ → 800+ down after 309 days in tier
- 2023-05-27 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-26 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 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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