WP Changes Tracker
by pixeline · Uncategorized
Maintain a log of all themes, plugins and wordpress changes.
42 health vs 57 average across 9,898 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 3.4.3, 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 4994 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
58
now · peak 149
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-08 60+ → 50+ down after 25 days in band
- 2026-05-14 50+ → 60+ up after 25 days in band
- 2026-04-19 60+ → 50+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-04-11 50+ → 60+ up after 48 days in band
- 2026-02-22 60+ → 50+ down after 114 days in band
- 2025-10-31 70+ → 60+ down after 141 days in band
- 2025-06-12 80+ → 70+ down after 16 days in band
- 2025-05-27 70+ → 80+ up after 15 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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NextCellent Simple History 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
History Log by click5 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Simple History Beaver Builder Add-On 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
CBX Changelog & Release Note 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Better Revisions 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Activity Log 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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