WP DataTable
by samsk · Uncategorized
WP DataTable provides simple possibility to include raw javascript DataTables in any blog post or page, that will add advanced interaction controls to …
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Add “datatable”, “wp datatable” and “paging” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #9 and #22 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
60 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 17.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 639 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 639 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wp datatable | #9 | #16 | down 1 |
| datatable | #9 | #15 | down 1 |
| datatables your tag | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| paging | #22 | #15 | up 1 |
| jquery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “datatable”, “wp datatable” and “paging” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #9 and #22 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “datatables”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 530 · peaks are release surges
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
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
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
1.8y ago
latest release · v0.2.7 · 30 Jan 2025
7
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 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 15 Dec 2019
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (0.2.7). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 WP DataTable <= 0.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-06-27 CVE-2025-53292 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.2.7 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP DataTable <= 0.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via id Parameter ↗2025-01-30 CVE-2024-13566 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.2.6 Patched in 0.2.7
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 6.7.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP DataTable provides simple possibility to include raw javascript DataTables in any blog post or page, tha..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 948 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "jquery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-19 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 700+ → 600+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 600+ → 700+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 700+ → 600+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 600+ → 700+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 600+ → 700+ 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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