Ultimate Tag Cloud Widget
by Rickard Andersson · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin aims to be the most configurable tag cloud widget out there, able to suit all your weird tag cloud needs.
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
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “configurable”, “tag cloud” and “tags” 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.
50 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 247.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,190 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.
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 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 49 reviews, smoothed to 4.35★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| configurable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag cloud your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “configurable”, “tag cloud” and “tags” 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 416 · 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
12.5y ago
latest release · v2.7.2 · 19 Apr 2014
51
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 15 Apr 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.7.2 #69 : Fix issues selection strategies 2.7.2
- — Version 2.7.1 #66 : Fix issues with theme customizer in 3.9 2.7.1
- — Version 2.7 #60 : Add css classes to target individual terms #61 : Adds missing translation #62 : Fix formatting issue in settings page #63 : Support shortcodes in prefix and suffix #65 : Fix issue with WPML displaying no (or too fe 2.7
- — Version 2.6.1 BUGFIX : Fixed issue with widget markup when using avoid theme styling option 2.6.1
- — Version 2.6 #46 : Bring back styling behavior of configuration option #48 : Support for custom selection strategies to enable clouds with custom data sources. Detailed documentation for defining your own strategy . #50 : Added trans 2.6
- — Version 2.5 #14 : Updated UI for selecting authors #22 : Option to fetch terms based on the current list of posts and term creation time #35 : Updated UI for selecting post terms #41 : New option to add filtering to tag cloud links 2.5
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 75 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 51 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "if you need", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,796 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 290 days in tier
- 2025-04-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 290 days in tier
- 2024-06-29 7K+ → 6K+ down after 279 days in tier
- 2023-09-24 8K+ → 7K+ down after 189 days in tier
- 2023-03-19 9K+ → 8K+ down after 166 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1403 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).
- C Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
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Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
PublishPress Tag Groups: Stylish Displays For Your Tags and Categories 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - T Taxonomy Dropdown Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
- T Taxonomy List Widget 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Categorized Tag Cloud 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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