WP Designer – Professional WordPress Design & Customization Tool
by Shivanand Sharma · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The professional WP Designer's toolkit - SCSS compiler, theme-safe customizations, and designer-friendly tools for WordPress development.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈67 estimated
Momentum
+54%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “design” and “designer” for “compiler” and “scss”. “design” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compiler” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “designer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scss” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 8.7K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 468 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 468 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| scss designer your tag | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| compiler | #13 | #11 | down 1 |
| css designer your tag | #21 | #23 | down 3 |
| wp designer your tag | #21 | #24 | up 3 |
| scss | #23 | #22 | down 5 |
| post compiler | #15 | #18 | 0 |
| custom scss | #24 | #21 | — |
| design your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| designer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “design” and “designer” for “compiler” and “scss”. “design” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “compiler” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “designer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scss” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("who need", "perfect for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,896 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "css designer", "scss designer" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
AinoBlocks – Gutenberg Website Builder Blocks 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D -
CP Blocks 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Stencil 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D -
BWD Elementor Addons 400+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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