The Welcomizer
by sebwordpress · Uncategorized
This plugin allows you to quickly animate your WordPress blog.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈26 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “jquery” for “firebug”. “jquery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “firebug” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 88.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: WP compatibility
Updated 229 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| le welcomizeur your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| firebug | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| move your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| movement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| simple your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “jquery” for “firebug”. “jquery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “firebug” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 308 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v999.0 · 17 Mar 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Stefano9.3y ago
Works great on new edition would be useful a good documentation, very cool plugin, you can do amazing animations!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Breiwster11.4y ago
Spare a lot of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chift12.2y ago
This plugin is awesome. It is very useful for me. Good job and thank you to the author.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clivio12.9y ago
The plugin is just great. There aren’t enough stars to rate this plugin 🙂 I would give 10. For people who know the basics of the jquery and css it will be easy to use and will allow to spare a lot of time. I’m very grateful that the author of the plugin allows to use it for free. Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (999.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to quickly animate your WordPress blog."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 269 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("jquery", "le welcomizeur", "move", "movement", "simple" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-22 30+ → 20+ down after 48 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 30+ → 20+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 40+ → 30+ down after 275 days in tier
- 2025-06-08 50+ → 40+ down after 225 days in tier
- 2024-10-26 60+ → 50+ down after 258 days in tier
- 2024-02-11 70+ → 60+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 80+ → 70+ down after 229 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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Simple Login Captcha 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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