Vanilla Bean – Meta Maid
by vsmash · Analytics
Also makes 5 other plugins · 70+ installs across the portfolio →
Meta Maid is the simplest of plugins, allowing you to add meta tags, script tags and tracking code to
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “vanilla” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
83 health vs 67 average across 1,833 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,011 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics 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 3 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 84 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vanilla | #6 | #21 | 0 |
| footer code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| header code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| meta tags your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tracking code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 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
- Add “vanilla” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 131 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.1.4 · 10 Aug 2026
22
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 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 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vsmash11.5y ago
Simply does nothing other than what it says, interferes with no other plugins.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Meta Maid is the simplest of plugins, allowing you to add meta tags, script tags and tracking code to"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 134 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "footer code", "header code" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-24 20+ → 10+ down after 230 days in tier
- 2025-09-06 30+ → 20+ down after 280 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 40+ → 30+ down after 97 days in tier
- 2024-08-25 50+ → 40+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2024-05-04 60+ → 50+ down after 62 days in tier
- 2024-03-03 50+ → 60+ up after 127 days in tier
- 2023-10-28 40+ → 50+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2023-09-18 50+ → 40+ down after 95 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).
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Embed Code – Headers & Footers by DesignBombs 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
AddFunc Head & Footer Code 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meta Tag Manager 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta Keywords for Each Page 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - S Simple Meta Tags 700+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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