Wanna Isotope
by Juan Javier · Search
A plugin to easily build Isotope/Masonry layouts with any content (posts, pages or custom post types). Responsive grids, filterable content.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+114%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “filter”, “grid” and “isotope” 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.
48 health vs 63 average across 978 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 13.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 645 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34, 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 3755 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.3.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3755 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| filter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| isotope your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| layout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| masonry 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
- “filter”, “grid” and “isotope” 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 93 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
10.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 20 Jul 2016
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Mar 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zactoff10.3y ago
Perfect when you don’t have the time/money for a job to develop this functionality yourself.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nicolas10.3y ago
Woah! With the last update, it’s really easy play with the elements of the isotope grid. Even for a newby. It’s a really good plugin witha smooth design a completely responsive in every device. And the support is good too. I would be awesome if for a future update, can add the possibility to expand and collapse the thumbnails in the same page to show a new content, because that was the only work that i could not do easily.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daphnenevada10.4y ago
This is a really nice, simple to use plugin! Thank you! I would love to be able to add additional elements via shortcode like post title, publish date, and excerpt, as well as the option to show the post thumbnail or not. Will these features likely be implemented in future versions?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stavroch10.4y ago
Very friendly and fast support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Netzialist10.6y ago
Thank god. Finally something really smart and simple. Please don’t add more option ;o) A shortcode attribute for inserting the post title would be great, though…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ameerulislam10.7y ago
works but needs more features
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carolmarca11.2y ago
Really really good! I love it! Just a few sugestions: It would be interesting to filter by multi tax, for example, filter courses by subject, than filter this ones by modality.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A plugin to easily build Isotope/Masonry layouts with any content (posts, pages or custom post types). Resp..."
- ! 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 1 heading and 7 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 970 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 300+ → 200+ down after 575 days in tier
- 2023-05-04 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-05-01 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-30 400+ → 300+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 300+ → 400+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2023-03-25 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-22 400+ → 300+ down after 306 days in tier
Competes with
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