Version Locker
by Vishal Paswan · Uncategorized
Lock plugin and theme updates to prevent accidental or automatic updates. Simple, secure update control for WordPress.
83 health vs 59 average across 7,371 Uncategorized plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-01-08 · 190 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
131
now · peak 131
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 50+ in roughly 100 days.
Install history · since 2026-01-08 · 190 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-13 30+ → 40+ up after 19 days in band
- 2026-06-24 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-19 30+ → 40+ up after 20 days in band
- 2026-05-30 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-05-24 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-23 10+ → 30+ up after 29 days in band
- 2026-04-24 20+ → 10+ down after 70 days in band
- 2026-02-13 10+ → 20+ up after 21 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Easy Updates Manager 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable All WordPress Updates 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Document Revisions 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Disable Automatic Updates 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/version-locker" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Version Locker — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Version Locker: 40+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/version-locker