Update Comments Count
by Pau Iglesias · Uncategorized
An easy way to update post comments counters, even for large sites, using WordPress standar function.
45 health vs 61 average across 5,836 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 3973 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 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 75
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,373 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 70+ up after 24 days in band
- 2026-06-16 70+ → 60+ down after 325 days in band
- 2025-07-26 80+ → 70+ down after 166 days in band
- 2025-02-10 90+ → 80+ down after 153 days in band
- 2024-09-10 100+ → 90+ down after 68 days in band
- 2024-07-04 90+ → 100+ up after 37 days in band
- 2024-05-28 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-05-24 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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AnyComment 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Bulk Delete Comments 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Comments Like Dislike 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
One Click Close Comments 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Relative URL 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Decent Comments 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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