Theme Downloader
by George Stephanis · Uncategorized
A handy dandy plugin that tries to let you download any installed theme as a zip file.
43 health vs 64 average across 4,306 Uncategorized plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4300 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
36
now · peak 85
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-30 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-28 200+ → 100+ down after 446 days in band
- 2025-03-08 300+ → 200+ down after 47 days in band
- 2025-01-20 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-19 300+ → 200+ down after 13 days in band
- 2025-01-06 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in band
- 2024-12-26 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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KP Zip Downloader 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP Downloader 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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ZipMyMedia 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Child Theme Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
BackUpWordPress 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C - E Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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