The Welcomizer
by sebwordpress · Uncategorized
This plugin allows you to quickly animate your WordPress blog.
84 health vs 64 average across 4,475 Uncategorized plugins
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
Biggest win: WP compatibility
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
132
now · peak 308
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 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-22 30+ → 20+ down after 48 days in band
- 2026-04-04 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-02 30+ → 20+ down after 23 days in band
- 2026-03-10 40+ → 30+ down after 275 days in band
- 2025-06-08 50+ → 40+ down after 225 days in band
- 2024-10-26 60+ → 50+ down after 258 days in band
- 2024-02-11 70+ → 60+ down after 197 days in band
- 2023-07-29 80+ → 70+ down after 229 days in band
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