TLDR
by Matthew Barby · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Increase leads whilst offering a better user experience to your readers with concise post summaries.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
-27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “content” for “tldr”. “content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tldr” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 3.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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 3868 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3868 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| matthew barby your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| tldr | #21 | #13 | 0 |
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lead generation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| summary your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ux your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “content” for “tldr”. “content” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tldr” sits at #21 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 70 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
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
10.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 29 Mar 2016
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ enigmatik29.5y ago
This plugin works great and is a great addition to my site to make it more user-friendly. Great job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seomantis10.5y ago
great plugin, does what it tells
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pamsallegue10.6y ago
We all crave for better user-experience, some people achieve it through creating better website design, better interface, choosing the right colours, fonts and so on, and those are all good. But this plugin gives more focus on hooking people to read your blog – it may not be your whole blog or article, but at least you’re giving them the option to choose between the longer one, or just the summary (we love options). Not just that, through summary, you can give them all the important details that your article have without drowning them with too much words, and who knows, through this summary you’ll attract them to read the full article. Over all, I think this plugin is fantastic and will definitely recommend this to everyone!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,475 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "matthew barby", "ux" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-10 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 30+ → 40+ up after 63 days in tier
- 2025-10-05 40+ → 30+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-21 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-19 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 30+ → 40+ up after 5 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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Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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