Well-Known File Manager
by Jono Alderson · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage files in the .well-known directory with ease.
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Health
B 71/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “association” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
71 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 2.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 320 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| well known your tag | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| webfinger | #10 | #9 | down 3 |
| openid | #17 | #16 | down 2 |
| association | #22 | #19 | down 2 |
| files your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 7 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
- Add “association” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 28 Jun 2025 · 492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 253 · 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v1.4.10 · 16 Dec 2025
9
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 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 48% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 927 days.
Install history since 27 Jun 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ icutva1.0y ago
Even though plugin seems great, with great UX/UI, it doesn’t work. I’m trying to update assetlinks.json file, but nothing gets updated upon enabling it and saving changes. This topic was modified 9 months ago by icutva. This topic was modified 9 months ago by icutva.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cvladan1.2y ago
This is exactly what I was looking for: a straightforward way to create .well-known files and remove the numerous 404 errors in my log. I also think the implementation is great because, once you have added those files, the site is no slower than before. You can even disable the plugin and the files will still be there and work as expected. Thanks for the great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage files in the .well-known directory with ease."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who want").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,817 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-09 100+ → 200+ up after 137 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 90+ → 100+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 80+ → 90+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-11-18 70+ → 80+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-05 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-02 60+ → 70+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-10-23 50+ → 60+ up after 15 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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File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
File Manager 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Download Attachments 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Bulk Media Register 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - C Custom Upload Dir 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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