Widget Instance
by Global · Admin & Utilities
Display an active widget added to a sidebar within the editor or by using a shortcode, function or action.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “500+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1379 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-06 600+ → 500+ down after 460 days in band
- 2024-11-03 700+ → 600+ down after 234 days in band
- 2024-03-14 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-13 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-12 800+ → 700+ down after 244 days in band
- 2023-07-12 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-07-11 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-07-09 900+ → 800+ down after 180 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/widget-instance" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Widget Instance — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Widget Instance: 500+ active installs, 3.4★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/widget-instance