Ultimate Post List
by Kybernetik Services · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 9 other plugins · 164.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Make up custom-tailored preview lists of the contents easily and place them in widget areas and post contents.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “featured image”, “load more” and “shortcode” for “list”, “category list” and “lists”. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “list” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “load more” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “category list” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lists” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 66.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 3 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| list subpages widget | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post list your tag | #4 | #10 | up 3 |
| list subpages shortcode | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| list | #9 | #12 | up 1 |
| top list | #5 | #12 | — |
| posts list | #9 | #15 | up 1 |
| tailored | #13 | #21 | down 5 |
| lists | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| list id | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| post list with load more | #10 | #20 | up 1 |
| list post | #10 | #18 | up 2 |
| post lists | #12 | #21 | down 1 |
| category list | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| list pages | #23 | #20 | down 1 |
| post thumbnail | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| shortcode list | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| posts list widget | #15 | #21 | up 2 |
| featured image list | #18 | #19 | up 2 |
| custom post list | #19 | #23 | 0 |
| image list | #21 | #23 | down 1 |
| featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| load more your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
120 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 99 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “featured image”, “load more” and “shortcode” for “list”, “category list” and “lists”. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “list” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “load more” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “category list” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lists” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v5.2.9 · 22 Apr 2026
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Mar 2017
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.2.9 added reading plugin version from plugin header code improvements fixed several typos 5.2.9
- — Version 5.2.8 fixed “_load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly” removed load_plugin_textdomain() deleted with the plugin shipped language files switched loading language files from GlotPress bumped required WordPress to 4.6 5.2.8
- — Version 5.2.7.1 fixed debugging information where it is shown 5.2.7.1
- — Version 5.2.7 fixed pages won’t be listed (thanks to @brvnbld; https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pages-not-showing-in-the-list/) 5.2.7
- — Version 5.2.6 fixed error on loading help page fixed not loading JS files anymore added minified JS files to improve loading time added compatibility with WordPress 5.8 tested successfully with WordPress 6.0 5.2.6
- — Version 5.2.5 fixed widget was not shown in the admin area 5.2.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 7 at 90% or more
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Make up custom-tailored preview lists of the contents easily and place them in widget areas and post contents."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Useful hints for developers").
- ! 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 4 headings and 32 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,609 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-12 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 2K+ → 3K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-01-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1701 days in tier
- 2021-05-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 273 days in tier
- 2020-08-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 673 days in tier
- 2018-10-06 300+ → 1K+ up
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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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
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Reusable Blocks Extended 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shortcode Widget 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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