Text Domain Inspector
by laugei · Multilingual
Text Domain Inspector is a plugin that helps to inspect text domains of translatable strings
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈470 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “domain”, “inspector” and “text” 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.
51 health vs 67 average across 495 Multilingual plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 7.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Multilingual plugin keeps 0.8%, across 280 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Multilingual plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 869 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 869 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| inspector your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| text domain your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| translation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “domain”, “inspector” and “text” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 440 · 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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 14 Jun 2024
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Oct 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ biads2.2y ago
Installed this plugin to find some strings, the page that i did need the domain said 404, than i deactivated the plugin and eliminated and now have all my widgets in shortcodes instead the texts. Screwed everything up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peter3.3y ago
Why did I find this plugin so late?This is what I’ve been looking for a long time. Thank you very much.Kudos to the developer and congratulations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous3.3y ago
This plugin can inspect the text domain that belongs to which plugin or theme, whatever front-end or back-end. If you want to do complete or partial localization for the plugin or theme, Text Domain Inspector is the must-have tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ justinsin8.3y ago
Thank you so much for creating such a useful plugin. I couldn’t find any simple plugin to find translatable strings for years. This plugin is a time saver!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Text Domain Inspector is a plugin that helps to inspect text domains of translatable strings"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 782 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "translation" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 500+ → 400+ down after 577 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 400+ → 500+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-22 500+ → 400+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-11-16 400+ → 500+ up after 192 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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