WP BASIC SEO META
by gabrielcastillo · SEO
This is a simple meta tag plugin for wp head. When activeated a new meta box will appear in post, and page edit sections of wordpress admin panel.
44 health vs 63 average across 610 SEO 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, 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 4848 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
23
now · peak 56
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 20+ → 10+ down after 330 days in band
- 2025-08-14 30+ → 20+ down after 7 days in band
- 2025-08-07 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-06 30+ → 20+ down after 248 days in band
- 2024-12-01 40+ → 30+ down after 188 days in band
- 2024-05-27 50+ → 40+ down after 155 days in band
- 2023-12-24 60+ → 50+ down after 114 days in band
- 2023-09-01 70+ → 60+ down after 157 days in band
Competes with
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WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
VS Meta Description 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Auto Ping Booster Free 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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