VS Knowledge Base
by Guido · Chat & Support
Also makes 7 other plugins · 17.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
With this lightweight plugin you can create a knowledge base that contains your categories and posts.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “classicpress” and “faq” for “knowledge” and “base”. “classicpress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “knowledge” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faq” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “base” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 64 average across 1,175 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 45.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 629 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Chat & Support 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 5 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.28★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| knowledge base your tag | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| knowledge | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| base | #7 | #8 | up 1 |
| frequently asked questions your tag | #13 | #15 | down 2 |
| knowledgebase | #15 | #14 | up 1 |
| classicpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| faq your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wiki your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “classicpress” and “faq” for “knowledge” and “base”. “classicpress” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “knowledge” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “faq” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “base” sits at #7 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 “frequently asked questions”. #13 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 764 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v8.7 · 25 May 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 8 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Juanzo4.9y ago
Love it, simple and lightweight. Love this kind of plugins, kudos on simplicity.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zz20085.1y ago
Thank the author for creating and sharing this great tool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous7.4y ago
This is a lightweight plugin but it has a power feature. It is easy to configure and display posts. If you have a good understanding of css, it will be much better. In addition to that, the creator is very helpful and supportive. This topic was modified 7 years ago by Cheng(Alex) Peng.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ basili07.7y ago
This one is my favorite. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BClifton8.1y ago
A quick and simple way to get up and running with a kb. Perfect for understanding what you need without feature clutter of “advanced” plugins. Good support also.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ megan246898.6y ago
Super straight forward and easy to use knowledge base plugin for posts. There isn’t a search bar though. Otherwise this is very nice.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joevford9.0y ago
Simple, easy to use. Quick solution. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vantra1179.1y ago
I really like this plugin. It’s simple and had almost everything I was looking for, and that is to display all Posts in a sitemap view categorized by Categories. Thank you so much.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 4 at 90% or more
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "With this lightweight plugin you can create a knowledge base that contains your categories and posts."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,787 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ClassicPress", "frequently asked questions" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-03 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-23 300+ → 400+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-16 300+ → 400+ up after 36 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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Yada Wiki 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Knowledge Base 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
MinervaKB Lite 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Accordion FAQ – Compatible With All Page Builder (Elementor, Gutenberg) 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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