WP Abstracts
by Kevon Adonis · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 340+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage conferences, abstracts submission, authors, reviews, attachments, email notifications and more.
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Health
B 83/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “submission review” for “conferences”. “submission review” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “conferences” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 23.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 123 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 36 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| abstracts manager your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| abstracts | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| manuscript manager your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| manuscript | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| peer reviews your tag | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| conference plugin your tag | #8 | #11 | up 1 |
| conferences | #17 | #19 | down 3 |
| peer review | #12 | #13 | down 1 |
| conference | #18 | #19 | up 2 |
| peer to peer | #21 | #12 | down 2 |
| submission review your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 25 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
- Swap “submission review” for “conferences”. “submission review” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “conferences” sits at #17 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 657 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.7.6 · 3 Jul 2026
36
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 24 months ago; the previous band took 3.3 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Nov 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ aeminium019mo ago
I bought this plugin and it works fine, it’s a good plugin although some features are missing like being able to translate a few things or changing the positioning of some fields. This is a 5 star plugin! This topic was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by aeminium01. Reason: reply from support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ccotal2.3y ago
In config you can allow reviewers to submit abstracts, I needed some time to find it! This topic was modified 2 years ago by ccotal.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aphrodite3.9y ago
This is a strange good plugin. I use the Pro version, works perfectly fine, support is really good and OK BUT definitly does not correspond to a real abstract submission system. Of course, registration, submission and review process are fine and OK but with important issues : – Reviewers must be “editor” and dispatcher must be site adim. This not acceptable. – No abstract bulk export possible, only attachement can be bulk downloaded – no qualified abstract/author listing export possible. Must do direct database extract…. So that means this plugin can only be usable on WP backend by people at least editor (and generaly not involved in the site content) , and no possible simple external treatment are easy to perform, which would be the basis for an universitarian event which need a full listing, full abstract exports, and specific right management. Sorry guys, the basis is great, but this plugin definitly does not fit (yet) the abstract management process. I wont renew and will use “ConfTool” which should hav been your “model”. Anyway thanks, it does not fully fit but we used it this time with (partial) succes. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by Aphrodite.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inhimdotlive5.3y ago
fantastic!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cristianoz5.4y ago
I have requested assistance on the Abstract Pro plugin several times. Days have passed and I have not received a reply. I advise you not to buy the plugin because in case you need assistance, this will be absent. unreliable seller
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ user705.4y ago
Very responsive and was able to hone in on the underlying issue fairly quickly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thulag5.5y ago
damn! this plugin was a life saver. it has everything my client needed. Easy to use. nice interface. no bugs. it just works great.. plus excellent support.. you get a response within 12hours.. sometimes 1hours(depending on timezone i guess)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fundacioneco6.5y ago
they have attended to my doubts right away
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.7.6). 8 of 9 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-09-03 CVE-2025-48338 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 2.7.4 Patched in 2.7.5
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Abstracts <= 2.7.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-10-24 CVE-2024-50411 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.1 Patched in 2.7.2
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Abstracts <= 2.6.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-09-23 CVE-2024-44045 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6.5 Patched in 2.7.0
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Abstracts <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-06-27 CVE-2023-28692 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6.2 Patched in 2.6.3
- 2023-05-08 CVE-2023-29385 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6.1 Patched in 2.6.2
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CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 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 "Manage conferences, abstracts submission, authors, reviews, attachments, email notifications and more."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1,113 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("abstracts manager", "Conference Plugin", "manuscript manager", "peer reviews", "submission review" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-12 400+ → 300+ down after 1201 days in tier
- 2021-07-30 200+ → 400+ up
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