Word Stats
by Fran Ontanaya · Analytics
A suite of word counters, keyword counters and readability analysis for your blog.
46 health vs 64 average across 1,030 Analytics plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4271 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
76
now · peak 181
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
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
11.7y ago
latest release · v4.5.1
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-26 · 1,399 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jonathan s5.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous5.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ floffimedia10.0y 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: Tobias10.3y 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.gil11.5y ago
Congratulations!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davidbusto11.7y 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 Sousa12.3y 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.12.9y 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
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
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