WP Local Toolbox
by joeguilmette · Admin & Utilities
A simple plugin to help manage development over local, staging and production servers.
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
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “administration” and “dashboard” 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.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 7.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 6.8.
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 4146 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| administration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin”, “administration” and “dashboard” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 157 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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.
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
11.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.3 · 25 Jun 2015
2
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ coccoinomane9.0y ago
The killer feature is the possibility to automatically de-activate plugins from wp-config.php!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ haleeben9.6y ago
Love that this plugin lets you choose the live site to server the media files, save downloading GBs to the local machine Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bob bob9.9y ago
This plugin allows you to set additional configuration options your wp-config file that saves time and helps you avoid pitfalls when using a local -> staging -> live development workflow. I use it on all of my sites now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CiviFirst10.9y ago
Exactly what we needed – really clear which environment you’re on right away!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Terence Milbourn11.1y ago
Shame but its too much of a hassle as it is. All the variables ought to be able to be set by the plugin and should only require a single click to set a profile.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpwalker11.3y ago
I like the concept and the description of this plugin so much that i’m going to give stars even though i haven’t tried it yet 😀 I think this is going to be tremendous for having a staging server for distant staff to practice translating posts (am using WPML). Article about this plugin showed up at just the right time. Now onwards to install and try it out … — wpwalker
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sw33t11.4y ago
I have been doing some of these tasks manually, so the plugin is a wonderful help. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
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 "A simple plugin to help manage development over local, staging and production servers."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Slack.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,984 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("administration", "dashboard", "responsive" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 80+ → 70+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 70+ → 80+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-09-19 80+ → 70+ down after 85 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-22 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-19 90+ → 80+ down after 3 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).
- W WP Hide Dashboard 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Display PHP Version 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Remove Dashboard Access 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A - E Error Log Monitor 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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