WP Query Engine
by Bob Moore · Admin & Utilities
Display a custom query using a shortcode
41 health vs 63 average across 890 Admin & Utilities plugins
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.21, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2416 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-07 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 165
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-06 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-28 10+ → 20+ up after 23 days in band
- 2024-11-05 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-04 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-11-01 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-10-29 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-10-27 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in band
- 2024-10-25 10+ → 20+ up after 15 days in band
Competes with
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Sortable Word Count Reloaded 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Bulk Edit YOAST SEO fields in Spreadsheet 1K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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