Typewriter
by FolioVision · Uncategorized
Also makes 15 other plugins · 36.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Typewriter replaces the Visual Editor with a simple Markdown editor for your posts and pages.
46 health vs 56 average across 16,379 Uncategorized plugins
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4722 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
35
now · peak 55
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
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
12.9y ago
latest release · v1.0
1
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-08-14 · 1,384 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ saegerart5.6y ago
This plugin probably did great when it was compatible, but threw up a big error and disabled some admin screens and had to be deleted. After deletion, the Visual Editor can be re-enabled by going to your user profile, and some options on the editor page can be reset to put things back the way they were, so afaik nothing bad happened. This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by saegerart.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexandre11.4y ago
Love that this plugin does not double save the post and the HTML version. Takes half the database space of Jetpack Markdown! Now, we only need a great preview pane 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vitor Melo11.9y ago
The only plugin of markdown that work in my all custom fields. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ holgerhubbs12.4y ago
The plugin itself is great, but not yet perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.5y ago
Simple store markdown as is in post content and converts them on the fly. No redundant data. Wise architecture!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jstar19812.7y ago
Hate the “smart” editor, this is bliss.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carmellom12.8y ago
Works well and is exactly what I wanted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Iain Poulson12.9y ago
Great plugin, does exactly what it says on the tin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
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Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Posts in Page 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
No Page Comment 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Datetime Change 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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