WP Breadcrumbs
by Menkii · Uncategorized
Outputting breadcrumbs when using the function wp_breadcrumbs()
45 health vs 66 average across 3,838 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 4998 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
14
now · peak 54
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,366 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-11-26 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-11-21 20+ → 30+ up after 27 days in band
- 2025-10-25 30+ → 20+ down after 25 days in band
- 2025-09-30 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-09-25 30+ → 20+ down after 12 days in band
- 2025-09-13 20+ → 30+ up after 111 days in band
- 2025-05-25 30+ → 20+ down after 7 days in band
- 2025-05-18 20+ → 30+ up after 7 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Flexy Breadcrumb 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C -
Breadcrumb – Breadcrumb for WooCommerce and Custom Post Types 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Breadcrumb Trail 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
Breadcrumbs Divi Module 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Breadcrumbs for WooCommerce 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-breadcrumbs" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Breadcrumbs — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Breadcrumbs: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-breadcrumbs