WP Killswitch
by Graphics Cove · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Killswitch lets you non-destructively white out a Wordpress website while this plugin is active (recommended as an mu-plugin).
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 76/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “css” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
76 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 2.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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: Rating quality
Updated 264 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| killswitch your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “css” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 92 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v0.1.3 · 9 Feb 2026
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 5 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ phantomfeature5.3y ago
– self-defense for the little guy!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rakshit Jain9.5y ago
OMG!!! put my heart out, squeezing the world in a plugin!! landed from an article (big article) to here, and read exactly what i wanted and guess what GOT what i wanted. So firstly, Mr. Noble has analysed greatly as a users’ perspective and then coded brilliantly to achieve the same!! This is NOBLE gift to all serious developers especially from INDIA, as INDIANS clients only enjoy free technology and do not pay anything out of their pockets. So sites like FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP are playing good and the developers trying to provide their services are not treated even with a smile. So, to smash-back and make the market balanced, this is a NOBLE IDEA to the world unlike the DYNAMITE by ALFRED NOBEL, that was a total destruction, but this, is a weapon of SELF-DEFENCE and SELF-RESPECT. And i also urge to donate to this CODE OF DREAM(plugin) so this thing establishes that good ideas will retain and not the DYNAMITES!! hoping and caring for a good cause, till then you are a NOBLE GENIUS!! This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by Rakshit Jain. Reason: typo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ papacoderrs10.3y ago
Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eric McNiece11.1y ago
A feature to enable this remotely would be great – sometimes the client user is on an administrator permission level and can delete user accounts. Might also be worth planting an insurance file in a different directory. Works great! Thanks for your work.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Killswitch lets you non-destructively white out a Wordpress website while this plugin is active (recomme..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,056 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "css" does 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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WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Custom CSS Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Widget CSS Classes 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Simple CSS 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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