Toolbar Publish Button
by webbistro · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 65K+ installs across the portfolio →
Scroll less in WordPress admin area! A small UX improvement will keep Publish button within reach and retain the scrollbar position after saving.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.6K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “publish button”, “save button” and “scroll” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 94.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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: Update recency
Updated 1891 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 46 reviews, smoothed to 4.44★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1891 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| publish button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| save button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scroll less your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 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
- “publish button”, “save button” and “scroll” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 722 · 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
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
5.2y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 28 Aug 2021
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “5K+”. 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 56% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nikvasko1.8y ago
Very good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imincognito4.8y ago
As with all products from wpuxsolutions, this is a neat little tool. Works like advertised…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carnie236.3y ago
Hi All, Simple powerful plugin! The productivity improvement this plugin provides is enormous! Seems like a small improvement but if you where to add the time saved I think you’d be very surprised. While developing I publish often and having the page reload at the same spot I was working saves so much time. 😉 Before this plugin, each time publishing the page would reload at its default and lose the spot where I was working. I’d have to dive back down into the page scrolling down to the fields I was working on. Very annoying! Time consuming! Honestly, this should be base WP functionality. Thanks again for the plugin 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpfan106.4y ago
Very useful plugin. I love it. save time This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by wpfan10.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bbr136.4y ago
Super plugin !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alvaro Gois dos Santos7.7y ago
This is a time saver for a lot of editing pages, including options. I use it on all the sites. Thank you for sharing this simple and so useful tool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Laurent OneChai7.8y ago
When writing a post, having to scroll back to tha save button is a waste a time. No more with this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rob Nieuwenhuizen8.2y ago
Simple, effective!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8 Release Date – August 28, 2021 Improvements Code cleanup and improvements for better performance Better colorization for buttons A new option was added to control whether to expand ACF fields after saving or not 1.8
- — Version 1.7.1 Release Date – March 09, 2021 Compatibility WordPress 5.7 compatibility ensured 1.7.1
- — Version 1.7 Release Date – October 14, 2020 Improvements ACF Field Groups screen compatibility improved New option: Move buttons to the right side of the Toolbar The buttons are on the colored background from the initial plugin acti 1.7
- — Version 1.6.2 Release Date – August 29, 2018 Bugfixes Conflict with ACF scripts fixed 1.6.2
- — Version 1.6.1 Release Date – August 28, 2018 Improvements Compatibility with the latest ACF versions ensured 1.6.1
- — Version 1.6 Release Date – February 2, 2017 Improvements “Save Draft” and “Preview” buttons are now optional Minor code improvements Bugfixes Minor bugs fixed 1.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 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.
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
4 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 "Scroll less in WordPress admin area! A small UX improvement will keep Publish button within reach and retai..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Advanced Custom Fields, ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,119 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "save button", "wp-admin" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 6K+ → 5K+ down after 381 days in tier
- 2025-05-02 7K+ → 6K+ down after 246 days in tier
- 2024-08-29 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-28 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 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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Reveal IDs 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Catch IDs 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - S Scroll Back To Top 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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Rename wp-admin login 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B - M Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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