WP News – WordPress News / Magazine Plugin
by HT Plugins · Page Builders
Also makes 21 other plugins · 62.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP News is a elementor 14+ addons, 6+ WordPress Default widgets For WordPress.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “blog” for “news magazine”. “blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “news magazine” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 72 average across 1,896 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 21.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,272 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders 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 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 162 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
2.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| news magazine | #5 | #22 | up 1 |
| magazine your tag | #7 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress news your tag | #22 | #24 | 0 |
| news news box | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| elementor magazine | #19 | #24 | down 3 |
| blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| news your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “blog” for “news magazine”. “blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “news magazine” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 490 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 24 May 2026
17
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Developer zahir4.0y ago
This plugin is not working properly, I tried to use Astra, OceanWP theme it breaks the website layout after installing it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ da5id6.3y ago
The only option in the settings was an apikey which I don’t have and not easy to get one of these days. why an apikey is mandatory to run a news plugin with your own news is puzzling.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thefalse97.3y ago
There is conflict with Elementor and elementor doesn’t load.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Steve7.4y ago
I recommend this plugin for Elementor users
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for woocommerce stores", "who want", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Contact Form 7 and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,728 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "blog" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-30 400+ → 300+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 300+ → 400+ up after 234 days in tier
- 2024-07-20 400+ → 300+ down after 323 days in tier
- 2023-09-01 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-31 400+ → 500+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2023-07-31 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-30 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-07-28 500+ → 400+ down after 710 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).
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EleSpare – Elementor News, Magazine & Blog Addons with Post Grid 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Gum Addon for Elementor 50K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flex Posts – Responsive Posts Block 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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