WP Pocket URLs
by CodeRevolution · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 540+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Pocket URLs gives you the ability to automatically or manually shorten any external link from your website and keep track clicks on each link.
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Health
B 76/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈77 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “short link” and “shortlink” for “shorten url” and “shorten”. “short link” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shorten url” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortlink” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shorten” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
76 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 4.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 291 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.0, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #7 | 0 | |
| shorturl your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| pocket website | #1 | #8 | 0 |
| tinyurl your tag | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| shorten url | #10 | #17 | up 1 |
| link shortener your tag | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| shorten | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| short urls | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| short link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortlink your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “short link” and “shortlink” for “shorten url” and “shorten”. “short link” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shorten url” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “shortlink” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shorten” sits at #22 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 200 · 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.
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 22 May 2026
5
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 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 66% of the way through.
Install history since 20 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bro0075.2y ago
I have long wanted to put a similar plugin on my website, but I could not find anything normal: (And this plugin works well 🙂 I am more than satisfied 🙂 This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by bro007.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aref6.0y ago
I started using it on my site and I am generally satisfied, thank you. The automatic link feature is nice, but if you write the link as text, it will shorten. If it is in the link or shortcode, it does not make any abbreviations. Finally, the target=”_blank” and target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” attributes should be brought. I’m looking forward to the updates.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.0.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Pocket URLs <= 1.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-11-01 CVE-2024-51681 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.3 Patched in 1.0.4
- 2023-11-29 CVE-2023-49176 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.2 Patched in 1.0.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
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 "WP Pocket URLs gives you the ability to automatically or manually shorten any external link from your websi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 Facebook, YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,626 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("link shortener", "short link", "shortlink", "shorturl", "tinyurl" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 80+ → 70+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 70+ → 80+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2026-04-16 80+ → 70+ down after 139 days in tier
- 2025-11-28 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 70+ → 80+ up after 4 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).
- A Add Shortlink to Posts 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- T Tiny URL 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Short URL FE — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Hum 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - S Shorter Links 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- O Orbisius Simple Shortlink 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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