Article Feedback
by themeidol · Social
Also makes 3 other plugins · 140+ installs across the portfolio →
Add "Was this article helpful?" at the Start/End or on both of content with Thumbsup to Share and Thumbsdown for feedback to author.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “feedback”, “font awesome” and “icons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3735 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3735 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| font awesome your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp article feedback your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “feedback”, “font awesome” and “icons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 56 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.2y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 10 Aug 2016
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ plainplow9.9y ago
I really like this plugin. The only issue is that I tried to change the title text where the plugin says I should be able to but it didn’t work. So I had to modify the text via the php file, which isn’t ideal. I would also add that this plugin, while it doesn’t break my AMP pages or make the code invalid, it doesn’t look pretty on AMP either. This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by plainplow. Reason: Wanted to add the bit about how it looks on AMP pages
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ramesh Shrestha10.3y ago
It is simple and easy to use. Easy to manage on the back-end. Great work !!!!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ redjr0110.6y ago
I installed this plugin and it looks great. It’s exactly what I need in a feedback plug-in. However, when I test the thumbs down feature to send feedback, I keep getting the message, “There was a problem. Please try again”. I went to the support forum and it seems this error is common. Each article used to address the situation was cut off. So, there is no way to diagnose the error. Great idea but poor support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark Klinefelter10.6y ago
People are hesitant about leaving comments so I thought I would give this a try. No conflicts. Would like ability to choose font and font size but for a start this is a nice plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Noumaan Yaqoob10.6y ago
The plugin does what it promises. It is simple and easy to use. I wish it had custom post types support too so that users can get feedback on not just articles but other content types as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deuja.sailen10.6y ago
Awesome Plugin, this would be great for use in the article/ blog sites to provide perfect feedback for article writer or author.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 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.
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
4 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 "Add "Was this article helpful?" at the Start/End or on both of content with Thumbsup to Share and Thumbsdow..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("A question that someone might have").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you want").
- ! 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 1,667 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Font Awesome", "icons", "wp article feedback" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 10+ → 20+ up after 160 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 20+ → 10+ down after 161 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 20+ → 10+ down after 360 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 30+ → 20+ down after 52 days in tier
- 2024-10-15 20+ → 30+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2024-08-18 30+ → 20+ down after 7 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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Better Font Awesome 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Share for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
mowomo Social Share 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Spectre Icons 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
NM Font Awesome 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - P Post Type Icons 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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