Timeline Express
by Evan Herman · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 113.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Timeline Express creates a beautiful vertical animated and responsive timeline of posts, in chronological order.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
8K+
≈8.8K estimated
Momentum
+47%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “animated”, “company” and “responsive” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 524.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,783 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1322 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 165 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Last updated 1322 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| animated your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| company your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| timeline your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vertical your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “animated”, “company” and “responsive” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.6y ago
latest release · v1.8.1 · 22 Mar 2023
94
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 9K.
Install history since 3 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Zinza2.7y ago
Thanks to the developers for this nice plugin! Very easy to handle and good looking. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mitchmann3.2y ago
For whatever reason, the text shows up totally unformatted and the block are huge making the timeline totally out of scale. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by mitchmann.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oliongnichs4.5y ago
Unfortunately have to give a 1* review as a result of the customer support. I paid for pro membership, but have been experiences glitches from preventing the plugin from doing what I need. I have sent 3 emails and started one forum chain and had no response. Very frustrating!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nicodeluxe4.8y ago
Very easy to use and customize. Fits our needs completly This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by nicodeluxe.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edgranpeum5.3y ago
I would say it’s a good free plugin. This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by edgranpeum.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mackerrow5.5y ago
Rip-off, I bought the Pro Version, most add ons do not work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scienzilla5.6y ago
I bought the bundle and spent about 100 dollars three days ago. I am not getting any support since four days. Not even simplest customization work well. I asked for refunding but nobody is replying. This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by scienzilla.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rashmi Reddy6.2y ago
Simple is the best!!!!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.1 New: Prevent clicking announcement container links in the editor. Fix: Fix various block errors. Fix: Remove reference to $ in favor of jQuery . Tweak: Adjust welcome page styles. Tweak: Various fixes for WordPress 5.4 c 1.8.1
- — Version 1.8.0 New: Introduce new Timeline content block (inside of the widget content blocks). Tweak: Remove unused jquery masonry script enqueue. 1.8.0
- — Version 1.7.4 New: Disable the block editor for announcements. New: Introduce new filters for better control over caching. 1.7.4
- — Version 1.7.3 View Changes New: Introduce support for new Timeline Express – This Day in History Add-On and Timeline Express – Sliders Add-On. New: Introduce timeline_express_transient_name filter to customize the transient name New: 1.7.3
- — Version 1.7.2 New: Introduce a method for toggling on/off the built-in caching. This new toggle is in the sidebar on the Timeline Express settings page. New: Introduce timeline_express_disable_cache filter to disable caching. New: Add 1.7.2
- — Version 1.7.1 Tweak: Add class year-icon to the announcement container when TIMELINE_EXPRESS_YEAR_ICONS is defined and true. Tweak: Tweak admin table announcement image thumbnail height. Tweak: Resolve PHP warnings on add-ons page. 1.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 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 "Timeline Express creates a beautiful vertical animated and responsive timeline of posts, in chronological o..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, Polylang, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 6 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 13,280 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 212 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1461 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1104 days in tier
- 2019-03-12 10K+ → 20K+ up after 944 days in tier
- 2016-08-10 8K+ → 10K+ up after 191 days in tier
- 2016-02-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2015-12-13 6K+ → 7K+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2015-10-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 63 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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Vertical Center 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Bold Timeline Lite 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Vertical Timeline Widget for Elementor 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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