Url Rewrite Analyzer
by M.Code · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 7.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
See clearly and understand how WordPress rewrite rules work within a simple and clean interface
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
-9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “debug” and “htaccess” for “analyzer” and “rewrites”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “analyzer” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “htaccess” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rewrites” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 12.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 2 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 93 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| url rewrite | #1 | #12 | 0 |
| rewrite your tag | #4 | #23 | 0 |
| analyzer | #4 | #17 | down 1 |
| rewrite rules | #4 | #21 | 0 |
| rewrite urls | #3 | #23 | — |
| rewrites | #7 | #24 | 0 |
| url parameters | #14 | #24 | down 1 |
| clean url | #17 | #24 | 0 |
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| htaccess your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permalinks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| urls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 11 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 “debug” and “htaccess” for “analyzer” and “rewrites”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “analyzer” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “htaccess” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rewrites” sits at #7 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 599 · 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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.3.6 · 30 Jul 2026
10
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 “400+”. 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 13 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ville Perkkio4mo ago
The latest update has introduced banner ads that don’t even advertise the plugin itself, but something from a 3rd party. The banner ads use different class names than the plugin itself, and it took some investigation to find where these banners suddenly appear.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sirion894.3y ago
Wordpress has a very messy routing system, this plugin truly helped debugging
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 448 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "debug", "htaccess" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-01 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 400+ → 500+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-10 500+ → 400+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 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).
- M Monkeyman Rewrite Analyzer 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
-
Debug Bar Rewrite Rules 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP Permastructure 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- O Ozh' Simpler Login URL 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- G Go Live URL Update 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
-
Redirection 2M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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