WP Anywhere Widgets
by Yudiz Solutions Ltd. · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 3.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create and display widgets anywhere on your site with WP Anywhere Widgets—simple, flexible, and code-free!
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Health
C 62/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “easy widget” for “anywhere”. “easy widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anywhere” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
62 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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: Update recency
Updated 522 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 522 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| anywhere | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| easy widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| simple widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget. shortcode your tag | Not checked yet | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “easy widget” for “anywhere”. “easy widget” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anywhere” sits at #8 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 463 · 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
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v4.0 · 27 May 2025
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 87387389e781.4y ago
This is such a fantastic and much needed plugin – incredibly helpful if you’re customising your site or need to insert sidebars and widgets across the site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ styzer2.3y ago
I needed to paste a script to display an online radio station playlist, and strangely it would only show a formatted playlist within a widget. In a post, it only displayed a button and a link. No playlist. BUT this plugin solved the problem. By creating a shortcode from that widget (brilliant!), I was able to display the playlist in a post correctly, which is exactly what was needed. Thank you to the developers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Skrlance2.8y ago
Good plugin, not a bad at all!! But, “my “deal of the day” sidebar css was not functioning when I was displaying through shortcode on “sticky on scroll” widget. If it gets fixed = 5 star. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Skrlance.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BeeCee3.5y ago
Thanks for that simple but useful solution for generating and showing the widget ID and showing me a shortcode for that, that I can add in a post or page content – works fine with my WP 6.2, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create and display widgets anywhere on your site with WP Anywhere Widgets—simple, flexible, and code-free!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,497 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("easy widget", "simple widget", "widget. shortcode" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-12 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-10 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-09 600+ → 700+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2025-07-23 500+ → 600+ up after 86 days in tier
- 2025-04-28 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-27 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-22 500+ → 400+ down 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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Shortcode Widget 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B - A Automatic Copyright Year 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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