WP Academic Publications
by Brad · Uncategorized
Let's you add academic publications to your Wordpress admin page which can then be displayed on your site.
43 health vs 58 average across 8,368 Uncategorized 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4501 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
22
now · peak 72
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-21 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-20 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-05-16 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-15 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-14 70+ → 60+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-05-07 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-06 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-04 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Scholar Publications Fetcher 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - R Researcher Profiles for ORCID 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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teachPress 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Zotpress 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Student Result or Employee Database 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag C -
Educare – Students & Result Management System 800+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-academic-publications" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Academic Publications — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Academic Publications: 60+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-academic-publications