WP Filter Posts – List Posts by Categories, Tags, Authors and dates
by f1logic · Search
Generate shortcode to list posts based on ids, categories, authors, tags or dates.
42 health vs 67 average across 217 Search 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.21, 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 2367 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
192
now · peak 1.1K
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
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
- 2026-07-10 50+ → 40+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-06-30 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-29 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-28 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-26 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-06-19 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-17 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-06-11 40+ → 50+ up after 2 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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Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts with Grid, List, Card Layouts and Filters 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Admin Taxonomy Filter 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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