Theme Check
by WordPress.org · Uncategorized
Also makes 22 other plugins · 11.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple and easy way to test your theme for all the latest WordPress standards and practices. A great theme development tool!
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “theme”, “development tool” and “practice” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 2.6M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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 2 releases 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 60 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 195 reviews, smoothed to 4.66★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| theme development | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| test theme | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| check | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| theme | #4 | #3 | up 2 |
| guidelines your tag | #5 | #4 | down 1 |
| test data for theme | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| development tool | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| themes your tag | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| practice | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| check in | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| wordpress theme | #8 | #6 | up 1 |
| formatting | #8 | #7 | up 4 |
| development tools | #6 | #5 | — |
| site check | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| checklist | #14 | #9 | down 3 |
| plugin check | #9 | #7 | down 2 |
| standards | #23 | #18 | 0 |
| development | #24 | #18 | down 2 |
| theme plugin | #12 | #11 | 0 |
| wordpress.org your tag | Not checked yet | ||
49 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “theme”, “development tool” and “practice” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #5 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 35.6K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v20260901 · 1 Sep 2026
14
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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Feb 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Samsul Islam Rana1.9y ago
Great plugin and support! It works well!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digstertron3.5y ago
I heard good things about this plugin until I used it. It says my theme name and text domain/slug do not match. They do so why is it flagging a non-existent error?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Organic Themes6.9y ago
We regularly use Theme Check for the development of all Organic Themes. Thanks for creating and maintaining such a useful plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jose Mortellaro7.4y ago
One of the best plugins for theme developers. Really a very good job! Have you never thought to create a similar plugin to check plugins? Plugins developers would also need a so helpful tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vbaimas7.8y ago
This is a great plugin for everyone that really likes to develop a WordPress theme and make successfully tests for the basic WordPress standards. The errors separated in ‘Required’, ‘Warning’, ‘Recommended’ and ‘info’. Also provide the basic information of this error and makes you understand where the problem is.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Maarten Menten8.1y ago
Thank you for this handy feature. This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by Maarten Menten.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lorelore8.5y ago
Thanks for providing this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kayasch8.5y ago
A simple way to test theme for all the latest WordPress standards. Good job!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 83 languages, 10 at 90% or more
Plus 59 more locales with partial translations.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,434 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "guidelines" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-03 30K+ → 20K+ down after 638 days in tier
- 2023-08-04 40K+ → 30K+ down after 460 days in tier
- 2022-05-01 50K+ → 40K+ down after 546 days in tier
- 2020-11-01 60K+ → 50K+ down after 92 days in tier
- 2020-08-01 70K+ → 60K+ down after 274 days in tier
- 2019-11-01 80K+ → 70K+ down after 86 days in tier
- 2019-08-07 90K+ → 80K+ down after 187 days in tier
- 2019-02-01 100K+ → 90K+ down after 1127 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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Multiple Themes 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C -
Demo Importer Plus 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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