Website Monetization by MageNet
by MageNet · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30K+ installs across the portfolio →
Get additional income from your website or blog by placing text ads automatically.
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Health
C 63/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
+10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “advertising” for “monetization”. “advertising” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “monetization” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.2%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 242.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,783 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: Update recency
Updated 532 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
2.9★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 532 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
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| website monetization your tag | #1 | #12 | 0 |
| contextual advertising your tag | #4 | #11 | 0 |
| monetization | #4 | #16 | 0 |
| contextual ads your tag | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| blog monetization | #2 | #11 | up 1 |
| earn money online your tag | #10 | #23 | down 2 |
| income | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| earn money | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| advertising your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 5 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
- Swap “advertising” for “monetization”. “advertising” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “monetization” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 12.2K · 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.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.0.29.3 · 20 May 2025
27
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 “20K+”. 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 9 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Chakir Mahjoubi2.8y ago
It does not work and nothing is explained clearly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cf124.4y ago
more than 350 usd
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ etruel4.7y ago
I have currently monetized for several years with Magenet. Both their web interface and plugin could be better and implement new features, but they work well and pay on time. So I continue using it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Binil P6.9y ago
The plugin is working with the current version of wordpress, but the plugin author should take some time to update the plugin every now and then as wordpress is the most used cms now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Victor Mick8.3y ago
I added them for another website and it worked. not amazing but ok’sh..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.0y ago
Oh dear, Magenet does it again, with incompatibility issues. This time it is with WordPress SEO by Yoast, which even though the Magenet Monetization plugin has a tick box that advises of the Yoast plugin, it just doesn’t work and we keep getting ‘fix broken plugin’ error messages. It is very frustrating as the whole purpose of the Magenet plugin is to automate the ad placement process, thus reducing admin. Anyone else suffering with this and is there a solution? Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Spacetime12.9y ago
It only generates huge amount of errors and nobody cares about it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.29.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 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 PayPal.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 889 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "contextual advertising", "earn money online" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-18 30K+ → 20K+ down after 206 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 20K+ → 30K+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2025-06-08 30K+ → 20K+ down after 81 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 20K+ → 30K+ up after 251 days in tier
- 2024-07-11 30K+ → 20K+ down after 298 days in tier
- 2023-09-17 40K+ → 30K+ down after 971 days in tier
- 2021-01-19 50K+ → 40K+ down after 255 days in tier
- 2020-05-09 60K+ → 50K+ down after 16 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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Website Article Monetization By MageNet 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags - R REXADZ Monetization 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Actirise – Advertising & Monetization 200+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Monetumo AD Monetization 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
SmartyAds 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
Panxo AI Monetization 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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