Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest
by TotalSuite · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 2.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
If you're looking to host a contest or competition on your WordPress website, TotalContest is the perfect plugin for you.
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Health
C 68/100
Stale · Open vulnerability
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gallery” for “competition”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “competition” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
68 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 16K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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: Update recency
Updated 423 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 423 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| photo contest your tag | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| video contest your tag | #6 | #14 | up 1 |
| competition | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| contest your tag | #10 | #19 | up 1 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| giveaway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gallery” for “competition”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “competition” sits at #6 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 610 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v2.9.1 · 5 Sep 2025
12
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 48 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 23 Apr 2021
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.9.1). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-02-03 CVE-2024-13822 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.8.1 Patched in 2.9.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 14 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,945 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
- 2026-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-14 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-12 300+ → 200+ down after 839 days in tier
- 2024-05-26 200+ → 300+ up after 212 days in tier
- 2023-10-27 100+ → 200+ up after 202 days in tier
- 2023-04-08 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2023-03-25 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-23 90+ → 100+ up after 6 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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SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Raffle Play Woocommerce 700+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Voting Contest Lite 400+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Tribulant Gallery Voting 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more 100+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/totalcontest-lite" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest: 200+ active installs, 4.5★ (19 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/totalcontest-lite
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