Text Widget As Link
by leanderlindahl · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Link an entire text widget to a specific URL.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 2.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,150 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 4.9.33, 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
Most to gain: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2967 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 2024-09-26 · 728 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
61
now · peak 61
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-09-23 · 2 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Classic Text Widget 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D - G Gabfire Widget Pack 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
- C Call to Action Widget 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
- A Allow Javascript in Text Widgets 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
- W WP Shaper Image and Text 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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widget text class ats 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/text-widget-as-link" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Text Widget As Link — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Text Widget As Link: 10+ active installs, no reviews yet. Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-24. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/text-widget-as-link