USGS Steam Flow Data
by Chris Kindred · Uncategorized
This plugin uses shortcodes so you can get the USGS river flow data for a site location. It also includes a easy to use Site Code Search.
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 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “stream flow” and “water level” for “river” and “fish”. “stream flow” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “river” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “water level” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “fish” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1315 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1315 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fly fishing your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| river flow your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| usgs your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| river | #13 | #5 | down 1 |
| water level your tag | #15 | #8 | 0 |
| fish | #19 | #12 | 0 |
| fishing | #14 | #3 | down 1 |
| stream flow your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “stream flow” and “water level” for “river” and “fish”. “stream flow” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “river” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “water level” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #15. “fish” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “water level”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 213 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
3.6y ago
latest release · v23.03.01 · 28 Mar 2023
38
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 24 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kevin5.3y ago
Thanks for the dedication. It works great! We fly fish the Mighty Mo in Montana!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ahinerfeld8.0y ago
I am supporting a web site for a National River Trail and I have been looking for an easy way to incorporate USGS Stream Flow data in to the site. This very simple plugin does exactly what I need. Well done sir.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ascii1229.6y ago
Very handy and easy to look up codes. I wish there were more sensors in our area but we have the big rivers. Thanks a lot
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kschrader11.7y ago
Great plugin! Easy to use and support is very responsive. Plus it mainly pulls styling from the theme so it doesn’t clash with your design. Very nice! [Moderated] Thanks again! [Moderator note: Please don’t embed links in reviews]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lucky Sultz12.3y ago
Chris, Thanks for the great plugin. Just what I needed. I run a website for the Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited and I use this plugin to present local streamflow data to our members and friends in a quick and easy-to-use format. Flathead Valley TU I worked collecting streamflow data of the USGS for more than 30 years and greatly appreciate their dedication in presenting this data to the public. USGS has a great streamflow website, but sometimes pulling up the entire site for a streamgage is a bit of overkill. This plugin boils the data down to just the essentials and allows me to present the data in a format that is both fast and easy to understand. This plugin makes it very easy to access streamflow and stage information for fishing, floating, kayaking and other recreational uses. Thanks again for your work. [Moderator note: Please don’t embed links in reviews]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Kindred12.6y ago
At least I better think it is… I am the person who wrote it. I actually just list out the 4 or 5 local places I fish to quickly check out the water and help decide where to head out to that day. Sure beats bookmarking the different USGS Locations and then going to each one individually.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 371 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Fly Fishing", "Stream Flow", "water level" missing).
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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