Was This Helpful?
by YellowPencil · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 38K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple article feedback plugin. find out if the information you provided is helpful to visitors and improve the user experience.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “feedback” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 15.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
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: Support resolution
Updated 69 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| helpful your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| was this helpful | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| was this article helpful | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| article feedback | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| article | #8 | #16 | down 1 |
| wp article feedback | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “feedback” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 704 · peaks are release surges
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
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.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ teck872.2y ago
Thanks for your efforts. Great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Raul Valverde2.4y ago
The plugin is excellent, we just need to add a functionality in the WordPress administrator to order the posts from most to least useful (DESC order).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mauri012.7y ago
Thanks for this Plugin, Lightweight and does the Job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arun Basil Lal3.5y ago
The plugin is simple and does the job very well. Install, select which post types to display in WordPress Dashboard > Settings > Helpful and you are good to go. The plugin has scope for growth by adding few features as others have suggested. However, it is a useful plugin as it is. Thank you for sharing it with the community.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrmorbid3.6y ago
Works as expected on PC. Works terrible on mobile. There’s no padding in mobile, and the widget looks broken.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arslank73.7y ago
This plugin is very simple to use and highly recommended. The best thing is: It is compatible with the most recent WordPress version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moiablog3.9y ago
I can’t find a way to see the stats?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ janoshke4.5y ago
Hi, This is very useful plugin, thank you! Is it possible to translate the question and answers to other languages? Regards, Dejan
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.1
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple article feedback plugin. find out if the information you provided is helpful to visitors and improve..."
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 197 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "ux" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-03-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2023-01-18 800+ → 900+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2022-11-03 700+ → 800+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 600+ → 700+ up after 97 days in tier
- 2022-06-29 500+ → 600+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2022-05-21 200+ → 500+ up
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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Was This Helpful? – Article Feedback 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks 70K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Mouseflow for WordPress 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D -
Survey Maker by AYS 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
SureFeedback Client Site 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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