The plugin allows you to manage the values of the "rel" attribute in comment links ("ugc", "nofollow").
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Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “google”, “nofollow” and “rel” 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.
62 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO 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
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ugc plugin | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| ugc your tag | #3 | #7 | down 1 |
| add ugc in rel attribute | #2 | #2 | — |
| nofollow ugc in comments | #3 | #4 | — |
| rel attribute | #23 | #19 | down 1 |
| rel nofollow | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| nofollow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “google”, “nofollow” and “rel” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 355 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 1 Nov 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
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
7.1y ago
latest release · v1.00 · 16 Sep 2019
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 16 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ santoshsuryavanshi3.8y ago
this plugin worked and interface is really easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ techboyg55.9y ago
WordPress automatically adds the nofollow and ugc attributes to comments since version 5.3, so this plugin is no longer necessary.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Flector7.1y ago
good.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The plugin allows you to manage the values of the "rel" attribute in comment links ("ugc", "nofollow")."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and 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 930 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "seo" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 300+ → 200+ down after 515 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 400+ → 300+ down after 266 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-06 600+ → 500+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2024-08-20 700+ → 600+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2024-07-22 800+ → 700+ down after 234 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).
- U Ultimate Noindex Nofollow Tool II 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
-
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
SEO Friendly Images 10K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
SEO Ultimate 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Nofollow for external link 9K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
SMNTCS Google Webmaster Tools 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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