WP Basic Elements
by DamirCalusic · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Disable unnecessary WordPress features, clean up your markup, and simplify the admin. Everything is opt-in — nothing changes until you say so.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” for “basic”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “basic” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 26.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 144 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| basic | #15 | #21 | down 1 |
| ui elements | #11 | #18 | down 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cleanup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin” for “basic”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “basic” sits at #15 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 647 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v6.0.1 · 9 Jun 2026
59
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 20% 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 “100+”. 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 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 WP Basic Elements <= 5.2.15 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update via wpbe_save_settings ↗2023-03-16 Missing Authorization Affects <= 5.2.15 Patched in 5.3.0
- Patched Medium · 4.3 WP Basic Elements <= 5.2.15 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via wpbe_save_settings ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Yoast, REST API and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,883 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "optimization", "performance" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-07 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-06 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-29 100+ → 200+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-10-08 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-06 100+ → 200+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2025-09-14 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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