Validated
by Allan Collins · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 710+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will allow you to check your pages/posts HTML against the W3C Validator.
44 health vs 56 average across 16,376 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.23, 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 2459 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
122
now · peak 183
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
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
8.7y ago
latest release · v2.1.1
4
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-26 · 1,423 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nerdorturd9.5y ago
Works very well! Love it! It would be very cool to allow one button press to validate all posts rather than click hundreds one by one. 🙂 This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by nerdorturd.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zorbixthemes10.7y ago
Looks like it was updated 4 weeks ago and it working great. Really useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas Rendleman10.9y ago
Has nice buttons on the post page but nothing works. Move along. Looks abandoned.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grantdb11.4y ago
Very nice! Thanks so much for the convenience of just clicking in the admin panel to check for valid pages and posts! Works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robin_dean11.5y ago
This is quite the convenient plugin. It provides and easy way to “quick check” published pages on the fly. This can be handy when you’re looking for “that one page” with “that one bug”.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 6.1 Validated <= 1.0.2 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗2014-05-28 CVE-2014-4564 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.2 Patched in 2.0.0
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-06 700+ → 600+ down after 319 days in tier
- 2025-06-21 800+ → 700+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-17 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-16 800+ → 700+ down after 198 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 900+ → 800+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2024-07-23 1K+ → 900+ down
Competes with
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