WP Applaud
by wpapplaud · Uncategorized
WP Applaud adds a Medium-like clap feature on your blog posts. Makes it easy for readers to appreciate the content they like.
43 health vs 65 average across 4,167 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, 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 2510 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
28
now · peak 156
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,372 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-17 200+ → 100+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-09-09 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-09-08 200+ → 100+ down after 469 days in band
- 2024-05-27 300+ → 200+ down after 470 days in band
- 2023-02-12 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-02-11 300+ → 400+ up after 9 days in band
- 2023-02-02 400+ → 300+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Survey Maker by AYS 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
SureFeedback Client Site 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Marker.io – Visual Website Feedback 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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