World Cup Predictor
by ianhaycox · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 610+ installs across the portfolio →
Create engaging football prediction games on your WordPress site. Support for World Cup 2026 format (48 teams).
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Health
B 81/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈140 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “football” for “prediction”. “football” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “prediction” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 27.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 206 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 25 reviews, smoothed to 4.40★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| world cup your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| cup | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| predictor your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| betting | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| tipster | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| predictions your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| prediction | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| world | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| soccer your tag | #10 | #6 | 0 |
| football your tag | #13 | #8 | 0 |
| tournaments | #14 | #7 | down 2 |
| tournament | #14 | #7 | 0 |
| standings | #20 | #16 | down 2 |
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “football” for “prediction”. “football” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “prediction” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “football”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 558 · 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.
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v1.9.9 · 9 Apr 2026
21
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 42% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 747 days.
Install history since 18 Mar 2017
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles13 of the last 22 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review, and 9 of those landed between 2014-05-27 and 2014-06-25.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ strophe1810.6y ago
Very good plugin!!! I use it since the world cup 2014 with the champions league and euro 2016 tournament. My friends have so much fun. Once again, Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chorley Rocks12.3y ago
My users really enjoyed playing this game. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pdelosca12.3y ago
Awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ beney12.4y ago
Great plugin, with so many features.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rat4dead12.4y ago
Very happy with this plugin. Really enjoying it! I would recommend this to anyone!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gaguilarq12.4y ago
Installed a bit late on my Walking Tour blog, so couldn’t get a lot of people to play, but the ones playing, included myself, are very happy! Thanks for a great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sw2212.4y ago
Easy to use, simple, and works well! thanks for your work !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ba1udze12.4y ago
very great plugin! he done my new website!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.9.9). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-01-13 CVE-2025-22794 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.6 No patch available
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 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create engaging football prediction games on your WordPress site. Support for World Cup 2026 format (48 tea..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 978 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "soccer" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 80+ → 90+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 80+ → 70+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-05-02 60+ → 70+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 50+ → 60+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 40+ → 50+ up after 1 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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Scoremer: Football Livescore, Tables and Fixtures 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
StatsFC Prediction League 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
StatsFC Score Predictor 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
WunderGoal — Football Picks & Pools — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
AnWP Football Leagues 700+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
StatsFC Table 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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