w4os – OpenSimulator Web Interface
by Olivier van Helden · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress interface for OpenSimulator (w4os)
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈32 estimated
Momentum
+85%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “second life”, “standalone” and “web interface” 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.
56 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 733 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 733 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| opensimulator your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hypergrid your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| second life your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| standalone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| web interface your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 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
- “second life”, “standalone” and “web interface” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 174 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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
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
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v2.8 · 28 Oct 2024
21
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 12 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ KarlFisher2.4y ago
Grâce à w4os, j’ai pu relier mon site web à ma grille opensim facilement.MErci à l’équipe de dévellopement.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ skimimission3.8y ago
UPDATE It’s working fine. I’m running now a native opensim installation an everything is doing how it should. Thanks to the Devs for the great plugin. This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by skimimission.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OpensimDev4.0y ago
I tried it twice. Once using a test DreamGrid setup – which failed to get permalinks working. So the profile slug never worked. It might of been because DreamGrid wordpress defaults to wordpress in a subfolder. I may of also not hit “save” after confirming the permalink for profile was there. First time around I was confused because the assets slug was missing but readme said it should be there…more on this below. The second attempt worked using diva opensim 0.9.1.1 and wordpress WordPress 5.9.5. The instructions say: Visit Settings > Permalinks, confirm W4OS slugs (profile and assets) and save. Only: W4OS Profile base [profile] Showed in my settings on both tries. I haven’t gotten around to testing if the asset slug still magically works even though it isn’t listed on the permalinks page. Anyway was very excited to get the basic functionality of syncing and creating profiles working. Good review from us. Best thing out there at present. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by OpensimDev.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gudulelapointe5.1y ago
This plugin is what we needed to make our grid work, so we wrote it. We invite you to test it and evaluate it on more objective criteria.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Olivier van Helden5.1y ago
OK, it’s not fair to rate your own extension, but it comes from a good intention. I give myself a maximum mark, not for the current status of the project, but on the intentions. And honestly, this plugin is already helping me a lot in the day-to-day management of my grid, so maybe it would be a deserved note. Or not. I invite you to test it and evaluate it on more objective criteria. This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Olivier van Helden.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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, Gutenberg, Divi.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,226 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("hypergrid", "Second Life", "web interface" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-18 20+ → 30+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 30+ → 20+ down after 86 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-29 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 30+ → 20+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 30+ → 20+ down after 1 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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YouCan Pay 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag D -
Open Links in SL 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Geo IP Library 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag - S SL Tools 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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