Wetterwarner
by Tim · Blocks
Official weather warnings from the German Weather Service (DWD) for your region – as a block, shortcode or widget.
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Health
A 88/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” for “warnings”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “warnings” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 35.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 3 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 32 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dwd your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| german weather | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| weather warnings your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| warnings | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| germany your tag | #15 | #17 | up 1 |
| weather your tag | #16 | #15 | up 1 |
| weather block | #15 | #14 | down 2 |
| weather shortcode | #15 | #12 | 0 |
| free weather | #18 | #15 | down 1 |
| weather plugin | #19 | #15 | up 1 |
| weather widget | #24 | #16 | down 2 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
31 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 20 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 “block” for “warnings”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “warnings” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “germany”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “weather”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 29 Sep 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WebCodePoet10mo ago
Leider ist das Plugin für unsere Feuerwehr absolut unbrauchbar. Die Datenquelle ist ein Drittanbieter, dessen RSS-Feed absolut unzuverlässig ist. Letztes Update des Feeds war am 28.05.2025. Letztes Update beim DWD heute um 19 Uhr. Ab und an laufen die Zertifikate des Drittanbieters ab, ohne, dass diese zeitnah erneuert werden. Das Plugin war ein guter Ansatz, schade eigentlich. This topic was modified 6 months, 1 week ago by WebCodePoet. Reason: Comment of Author
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mwalz496.8y ago
Ich benutze das Plugin in der Seite von unserer Örtlichen Feuerwehr. Die Einwohner finden es echt praktisch, wenn sie auf der Seite direkt ihre Warnmeldungen bekommen!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Steve8.3y ago
So muss ein Wetterplugin aussehen und funktionieren! Danke für das tolle Plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.5y ago
Ein nützliches Plugin, um aktuelle Weterwarnungen anzuzeigen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wombledon10.6y ago
Ich nutze das Plugin auf einer Feuerwehrseite in der Seitenleiste. Das Plugin fügt sich super responsive ein und lässt sich sehr leicht konfigurieren. Genau das was ich gesucht habe. Danke!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ghost-Talker10.9y ago
Widget macht was es soll. Schöne einstellmöglichkeiten. Auch gleich über css. Einfache Anleitung.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Wetterwarner <= 2.7.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-09 CVE-2025-32489 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.2 Patched in 2.8
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
7 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 "Official weather warnings from the German Weather Service (DWD) for your region – as a block, shortcode or..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 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 Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,797 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2025-10-06 600+ → 500+ down after 568 days in tier
- 2024-03-17 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-15 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-14 700+ → 600+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-03-04 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-29 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-28 700+ → 600+ down after 3 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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