which template file
by gilles66 · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 4.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show the name of the php file of your theme used to display the current page.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.9K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “debug” for “which”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “which” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
64 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.9%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 58K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 637 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 637 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tpl your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| which | #7 | #23 | 0 |
| adminbar your tag | #14 | #12 | 0 |
| which file | #22 | #23 | — |
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| template your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| toolbar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “debug” for “which”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “which” sits at #7 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 “adminbar”. #14 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.6K · 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v5.2.0 · 2 Feb 2025
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ raygulick2.6y ago
Makes theme and site development and modifications so much easier and faster. I’ve been using this plugin for years; just noticed I’ve never reviewed it here, and decided to correct that oversight. This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by raygulick.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ phwayne6.4y ago
This simple plugin save a bunch of time trying to reverse engineer which template a page is using. Quick download and install. Works as described.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ TFprod13.0y ago
Amazing plugin !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gilles6613.0y ago
Very interesting !
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-11-29 CVE-2023-49177 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.0.0 Patched in 5.1
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 6.7.1
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show the name of the php file of your theme used to display the current page."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 635 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("adminbar", "debug", "toolbar", "tpl" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 3K+ → 4K+ up after 531 days in tier
- 2021-04-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 249 days in tier
- 2020-08-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 562 days in tier
- 2019-01-31 500+ → 1K+ up after 1045 days in tier
- 2016-03-22 300+ → 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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Show Current Template 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
What The File 40K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
My WP Customize Admin/Frontend 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Bottom Admin Toolbar 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - D Disable Toolbar 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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