Traction External Links Speed Bump
by Traction · Performance
Activates a speed bump on all external links and gives site owner the ability to enter a list of domains or specific links that when clicked will not …
70 health vs 67 average across 636 Performance plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
51
now · peak 254
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 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-06-21 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in band
- 2024-06-15 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-06-14 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-06-13 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-06-12 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-06-11 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in band
- 2024-06-06 90+ → 100+ up after 109 days in band
- 2024-02-18 100+ → 90+ down after 15 days in band
Competes with
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