Tweak Option
by Jacob N. Breetvelt · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 10.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin is a developers tool to inspect, add, modify and remove entries from the wp options database table.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 73/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈170 estimated
Momentum
+54%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “developer” and “options” 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.
73 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Rating quality
Updated 324 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tweak your tag | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| developer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| options your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “developer” and “options” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 139 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.8 · 11 Dec 2025
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Adrian Mörchen10.0y ago
After searching about an hour for a plugin to edit the internal options I finally found this and it just works and does what it is intendet to do. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cvladan11.2y ago
I tested all the similar plugins. Option Inspector (also very nice & simple) WP Options Editor (has all the features, but somehow ugly) Options Pixie (no editing in free version) Clean Options (oldest and obviously not maintained) This one is the best and simplest. No need to over-design here. It lacks screenshots here and that is probably the reason no one discovers it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.9y ago
Simple and straight-forward! It does exactly what it’s supposed to, and it’s a lot easier than going in through myPHP etc! Works with the newest WP 3.8!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Urban Legend13.9y ago
I was recommended this plugin by josh lobe, the developer of the mighty ‘Ultimate TinyMCE’ plugin, to fix a problem i was having after installing the wordpress 3.5 update. When editing your parts of your WP database this plugin does exactly what it says it does.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Josh13.9y ago
Hey, my friend. Haven’t heard from ya in a while. I hope all is well with you! I’ve been recommending this plugin to some of my people using Ultimate Tinymce to help with options in the database. They LOVE it. I’ll send them by to rate and comment on your plugin as well. Thanks for making this!! It has made my life as a developer MUCH easier… and the clients LOVE IT TOO!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin is a developers tool to inspect, add, modify and remove entries from the wp options database ta..."
- ! 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 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 111 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "tweak" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-21 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-20 100+ → 90+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 100+ → 90+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-20 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 100+ → 90+ down 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).
- W WP Caregiver 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- D Developer Options 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
CMB2 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Elementor Beta (Developer Edition) 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
ACF Options For Polylang 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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