Wikipedia Preview
by Wikimedia Foundation · Uncategorized
Wikipedia Preview lets you show a popup card with a short summary from Wikipedia when a reader clicks or hovers over a link.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “card” and “popup” for “ltr” and “preview”. “card” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ltr” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “preview” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 21.1K 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.
This plugin shipped 2 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 37 reviews, smoothed to 4.40★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
26%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wikipedia your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| facts your tag | #2 | #2 | up 16 |
| website preview | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| preview | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| hyperlink | #3 | #2 | up 10 |
| hyperlinks | #3 | #2 | down 1 |
| wiki your tag | #6 | #6 | up 6 |
| ltr | #4 | #2 | up 11 |
| previews | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| link preview | #7 | #8 | up 4 |
| foundation | #8 | #13 | down 1 |
| page preview | #5 | #10 | down 1 |
| preview post | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| preview link | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| simple preview | #6 | #6 | down 2 |
| post preview | #7 | #10 | down 2 |
| product preview popup | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| custom preview | #11 | #16 | down 2 |
| non profit | #20 | #19 | up 2 |
| plug in | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| card your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “card” and “popup” for “ltr” and “preview”. “card” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ltr” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “preview” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v1.17.1 · 13 Oct 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Chime Giland1.0y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GBTI Network1.3y ago
Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Frithjof1.4y ago
Great to have Wikipedia at my fingertips!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hossein Vatandoust1.5y ago
This plugin is very good and I gave it 5 stars, but it has one small problem, which is that it consumes a lot of resources when editing and makes it slow. I wish I could stop the automatic display of preview content of the marked words.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Krzysztof1.7y ago
Hi. He fulfills his task. I am happy with it. Thanks 🙂 [Wikipedia Preview]
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ johnalanmartinson1.9y ago
A great find. Thank you for the hard work and thoughtfulness you put into this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous2.3y ago
Wow, this is a really nicely done plugin. It includes great features: shortcode block option in the test editor (not many plugins are doing this) wysiwyg support in the admin editor as well as the front end. great js popup for the end user
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pat2.3y ago
So easy to use, even with different main languages!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.17.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 6.9
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 22 languages, 6 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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Wikipedia Preview lets you show a popup card with a short summary from Wikipedia when a reader clicks or ho..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 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 Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,642 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "facts" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 198 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 800+ → 900+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2024-12-08 900+ → 800+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 600+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 800+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-22 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-11-19 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-17 900+ → 800+ down after 23 days in tier
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