Whistles
by Justin Tadlock · Admin & Utilities
Tabs, toggles, accordions, and all that jazz. Bells and whistles done right.
49 health vs 65 average across 758 Admin & Utilities plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
36
now · peak 109
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-03 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-02 300+ → 400+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-05-23 400+ → 300+ down after 374 days in band
- 2025-05-14 500+ → 400+ down after 284 days in band
- 2024-08-03 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-02 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-07-31 600+ → 500+ down after 229 days in band
- 2023-12-15 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in band
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