Uptrue Monitor
by Sachin D · Security
Monitor your site from the inside — file injections, rogue admin users, foreign-language content, brute force attacks, and security misconfigurations.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
+13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “file scan” for “misconfigurations”. “file scan” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “misconfigurations” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 66 average across 1,789 Security plugins
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 180 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
26
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 17d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 17d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| misconfigurations | #15 | #9 | down 1 |
| file scan your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| malware your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monitoring your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| uptime your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “file scan” for “misconfigurations”. “file scan” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “misconfigurations” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 8 May 2026 · 180 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 58 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #50,200 to #69,500, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Monitor your site from the inside — file injections, rogue admin users, foreign-language content, brute for..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,591 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "malware" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
MainWP Child – Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites 700K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Jetpack Protect 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
NinjaFirewall (WP Edition) – Advanced Security Plugin and Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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