Word Stats
by Fran Ontanaya · Analytics
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
A suite of word counters, keyword counters and readability analysis for your blog.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
-38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “analytics”, “keywords” and “seo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 34.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.0, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4333 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4333 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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| analytics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| keywords your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| statistics your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| words your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “analytics”, “keywords” and “seo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 181 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v4.5.1 · 21 Dec 2014
48
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jonathan s5.8y ago
This still works well enough for me and I think some years ago I used it to replace a word and keyword counter. So is there a plugin that does something simple and similar?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous5.8y ago
I got the total word count I wanted placed nicely in the dashboard “At a Glance.” 🙂 This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by brucebenson.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ floffimedia10.1y ago
The statistics are very detailed and useful. It’s especially cool that pages and custom post types are supported too. The word count might be slightly too high, though.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Saleswonder Team: Tobias10.5y ago
Please update and make compatible to WP 4.5 you can do it. 3000 active users are waiting and me two
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ helena.gil11.7y ago
Congratulations!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davidbusto11.9y ago
It useful to analyze the amount of words per article, top words, and so on. Very important for fluent writing and seo. Again, I miss an update. Thanks for the great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexander De Sousa12.5y ago
This plugin has issues with new versions of PHP as it uses mysql_real_escape_string, a now deprecated function. It’s a shame because the plugin itself is actually good (I had it running on an older test server).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David M.13.0y ago
Does what it says in the box, analyzes content for keywords, lets you track the amount of text you publish each month. Esthetically nice and usable. Good work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 6 of 11 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("The stats caching notice seems stuck").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,611 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("analytics", "seo", "statistics" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 200+ → 100+ down after 259 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-08 300+ → 200+ down after 307 days in tier
- 2024-11-05 400+ → 300+ down after 235 days in tier
- 2024-03-15 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-03-13 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-03-10 500+ → 400+ down after 158 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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SEO SIMPLE PACK 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
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Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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