WP Print Friendly
by Erick Hitter · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 47K+ installs across the portfolio →
Extends WordPress' template system to support printer-friendly templates. Works with permalink structures to support nice URLs.
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 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
-13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “friendly” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 49.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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 288 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
3.5★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| printer friendly | #1 | #8 | — |
| print friendly | #2 | #17 | down 1 |
| printer your tag | #14 | #23 | down 4 |
| print your tag | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| printable your tag | #15 | #24 | down 1 |
| friendly | #22 | #24 | down 2 |
| nice permalink | #11 | #23 | down 1 |
| friendly urls | #16 | #24 | 0 |
| print page | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| template your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “friendly” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- One page off on “print”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “printable”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “printer”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 527 · peaks are release surges
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
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
10mo ago
latest release · v0.6.4 · 19 Jan 2026
23
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ harimayco7.8y ago
just add parameter “print=1” to url and the plugin work as expected.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1442976811.4y ago
aber dafür ebenfalls, (wie alle anderen Print-Plugins) keine Kommentare Ansonsten schnell und unkompliziert.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.6.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2015-04-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.6 Patched in 0.6.1
- 2015-04-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 0.6.1 Patched in 0.6.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 4 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Print links don’t work").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 415 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "printable" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-06 600+ → 500+ down after 397 days in tier
- 2024-11-04 700+ → 600+ down after 200 days in tier
- 2024-04-18 800+ → 700+ down after 218 days in tier
- 2023-09-13 900+ → 800+ down after 208 days in tier
- 2023-02-17 1K+ → 900+ down after 1280 days in tier
- 2019-08-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 562 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 544 days in tier
- 2016-08-06 2K+ → 3K+ up after 242 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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WP-Print 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Print Bangla News 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Coupon Creator 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Shipping Labels for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag C
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