WP Experience API
by ctltwp · Uncategorized
Also makes 20 other plugins · 4.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds the ability for WordPress to send preset xAPI statements to a Learning Record Store
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈18 estimated
Momentum
-6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “badgeos”, “experience api” and “lrs” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 6.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4103 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ 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 4103 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tincan your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| badgeos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| experience api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lrs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xapi your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “badgeos”, “experience api” and “lrs” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 196 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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
11.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 11 Aug 2015
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 2.9 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Bob9.6y ago
Thank you for the great work! The plugin allows integration with other plugins. We just implemented sending xAPI statements from Namaste! LMS through WP Experience API by adding triggers and it works like a charm. This plugin deserves far more popularity that it has.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Swampy10.7y ago
Really impressive, as I had about zero expectations that this would even function. What’s unbelievable about this add-in is that it is i) about one of two hits on “tin can” or “xapi” on plugins library (the other being one for the H5P connector); and ii) 20+ downloads in last 6 – 12 months this has been available. Makes me think that Tin Can doesn’t have much of a following (yet), but given SCORM is, or should be, dead or dying, would think only a matter of time. Suggests that there are fewer than 20 sites out there with i) non-PHP programmers managing them; and ii) any interest in sending standard “left a comment on my WP site” statements to an LRS. In any event, the plug-in does exactly what it should. I punched in some user codes for a GrassBlade LRS I have, and it worked just as you’d expect, so you can add that LRS to the list of “somewhat test” set-ups. (I used the API keys, etc. that were derived from spending $49.00 on that plugin — did see if more normal credentials would work or not.) Only reason not 5 stars, is that the plugin is just not that fully developed to allow for the range of interactions one might hope for. For instance, it did recognize the action of leaving a comment on a BBPress forum, but the title, but what showed up in the LRS as a “title” (I guess object of statement), didn’t seem quite connected to the specific page. As well, and in fairness to developer who certainly has not indicated otherwise, I use some random ratings plug-in (not the theme item specifically noted), and I can’t capture the action of “rating a post”, which is on my list of activities I’d like to track. In any event, all good. This plug-in would think deserves some more downloads and a few more reviews.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds the ability for WordPress to send preset xAPI statements to a Learning Record Store"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 651 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "experience api", "Tincan" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 10+ down after 1060 days in tier
- 2023-10-06 30+ → 20+ down after 367 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 40+ → 30+ down after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 10+ → 40+ up
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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Experience API for LearnPress by GrassBlade 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Experience API for LifterLMS by Grassblade 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Experience API for WP Courseware by Grassblade 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Experience API for MasterStudy by GrassBlade 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Experience API for Sensei LMS by GrassBlade 20+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Experience API for GamiPress by Grassblade 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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