HTTP 410 (Gone) responses
by Matt Calvert · Uncategorized
Sends HTTP 410 (Gone) responses for deleted content, telling search engines the page is permanently removed.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “employer”, “specifications” and “https” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #8 and #11 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 77.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 4 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 87 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gone your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| responses | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| employer | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| http | #9 | #14 | up 1 |
| specifications | #8 | #6 | 0 |
| deleted | #12 | #19 | up 1 |
| https | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| robots your tag | #22 | #14 | down 1 |
| crawl | #16 | #15 | 0 |
| error your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “employer”, “specifications” and “https” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #8 and #11 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.1K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 5 Aug 2026
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Dec 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.0 Compatibility: Tested and confirmed working on WordPress 7.0. Updated minimum WordPress requirement to 5.0. Added Requires PHP: 7.4 declaration to match WordPress 7.0 minimum. Updated admin script enqueue to use the mode 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.3 Official release build for WordPress.org plugin directory. 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2 Bugfix: Updated version number in plugin header and asset versions. 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.1 Bugfix: Fixed array assignment typo in note_inserted_post() method (changed [] .= to [] = ). Bugfix: Added defensive check for missing/invalid post objects to prevent errors when get_post() returns null. 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0.0 New: Wildcard patterns now displayed in a separate section with visual warning for better visibility. New: Admin settings page refactored into separate template file for cleaner code structure. Properly enqueue admin CSS 1.0.0
- — Version 0.9.3 Added GitHub Actions workflow to automatically build a distributable plugin ZIP on tagged releases. = 0.9.2 * Fixed bug where you couldn’t select url in 404 menu. 0.9.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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
1 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 "Sends HTTP 410 (Gone) responses for deleted content, telling search engines the page is permanently removed."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 785 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("error", "robots" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 461 days in tier
- 2023-12-31 6K+ → 5K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-12-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 415 days in tier
- 2022-11-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2022-11-01 6K+ → 7K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2022-10-28 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2022-10-26 6K+ → 7K+ up after 3 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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410 Delete Pages SEO 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Robots Txt 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Virtual Robots.txt 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Maximum Execution Time Exceeded 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Head Meta Data 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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