Validated
by Allan Collins · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 630+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will allow you to check your pages/posts HTML against the W3C Validator.
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 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “code”, “html” and “validation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 26.5K 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.
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 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2525 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2525 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| validation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| w3c your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xhtml your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “code”, “html” and “validation” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 203 · 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
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
6.9y ago
latest release · v2.1.2 · 4 Dec 2019
5
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 26 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nerdorturd9.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ zorbixthemes10.8y ago
Looks like it was updated 4 weeks ago and it working great. Really useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thomas Rendleman11.1y ago
Has nice buttons on the post page but nothing works. Move along. Looks abandoned.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grantdb11.6y 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_dean11.7y 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 ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2014-05-28 CVE-2014-4564 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 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.
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will allow you to check your pages/posts HTML against the W3C Validator."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 207 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("code", "validation", "xhtml" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 600+ → 500+ down after 177 days in tier
- 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
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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