Twenty Eleven Theme Extensions
by EnglishMike · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easy to use customizations for the default theme Twenty Eleven--add sidebars back into your blog pages, and quickly change individual color settings.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+36%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “2011”, “default theme” and “theme” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,769 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 84.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.2.1; the current branch is 7.1
4.7★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3261 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| default theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twenty eleven theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twenty eleven your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “2011”, “default theme” and “theme” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 405 · 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
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
8.9y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 28 Nov 2017
4
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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2 New feature: a new option allowing you to customize twelve more colors on the Theme Options page. New feature: added a WordPress filter to allow others to add or modify the colors that can be edited. New feature: access 1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Bug fix: adjusted percentage widths slightly to keep right-sidebar in place when sizing the page on IE7. Bug fix: added two more CSS styles to correct content positioning problem when using the “Widget Titles” option wit 1.1.1
- — Version 1.0 This is the first version. 1.0
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 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 "Easy to use customizations for the default theme Twenty Eleven--add sidebars back into your blog pages, and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "if you want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,985 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "2011" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-25 4K+ → 3K+ down after 533 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 376 days in tier
- 2023-04-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 211 days in tier
- 2022-10-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 410 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 8K+ → 7K+ down after 289 days in tier
- 2020-11-01 10K+ → 8K+ down after 1656 days in tier
- 2016-04-20 20K+ → 10K+ down
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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