Truncate Comments
by Flector · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 31.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin uses Javascript to hide long comments (Amazon-style comments).
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Health
C 63/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “amazon”, “collapse” and “comment” 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.
63 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 4.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 531 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 531 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| truncate | #3 | #5 | down 2 |
| amazon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| collapse your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “amazon”, “collapse” and “comment” 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.
- Already on top for “truncate”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 114 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
7.7y ago
latest release · v2.00 · 22 Feb 2019
2
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 80.
Install history since 19 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Soprano1.5y ago
It seems like a feature that would be part of wp core. This awesome plugin makes it possible to avoid having walls of text in the comments sections of many blogs…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wujanowski7.9y ago
Very useful plugin. What I miss is the possibility to collapse the opened comment back after I have read it or decided not to read (link like “Collapse back” or “Read less”). Or to collapse automatically after time the blog owner can define ´ Best WJ
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ charismeki9.8y ago
Super, just adjusted line-height via css to keep theme style! A “Read Less” to collapse long comments would be also great. Thx, c–
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexmarshall10.5y ago
Really simple to set up and great for de-cluttering the comments section. Exactly what I was looking for
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jack Fuller11.3y ago
This worked perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Flector11.4y ago
cool 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The plugin uses Javascript to hide long comments (Amazon-style comments)."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 323 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide content" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 70+ → 80+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 80+ → 70+ down after 66 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 90+ → 80+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-18 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 80+ → 90+ up after 2 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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Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Close Comments 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Comments Like Dislike 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Relative URL 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Decent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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