WP Reading List
by Mike Stumpf · Uncategorized
WP Reading List is a plugin designed to help organize and display books, magazines, articles, and anything else that you have read lately.
43 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.
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 1403 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 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
60
now · peak 76
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
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
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
3.8y ago
latest release · v4.0.1
15
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,387 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Emmalfal11.3y ago
All I wanted was a simple way to display my novels with their covers, a brief description and a order link. I don’t believe that’s what this plugin was designed for, but it did the trick. It wasn’t easy – I was unable to use the grid option because it messed up the image sizing and knocked things out of line. But the list version works and I have a feeling if I put some more time into it, I can make it a little prettier. My site, if anyone wants to have a look. Suggestions welcome. This plugin was a lifesaver. What seemed like the simplest thing in the world turned into nothing but frustration until I found this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Godaisies11.5y ago
Disappointed that it doesn’t work. It looked like a perfect solution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ usajko12.7y ago
Great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 40+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 40+ → 30+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 50+ → 40+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2025-10-23 60+ → 50+ down after 49 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-03 60+ → 50+ down after 91 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 60+ → 50+ down after 181 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).
- N Newpost Catch 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP Image Borders 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Custom Header Extended 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Bulk Images to Posts 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - C Custom Background Extended 800+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-reading-list" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Reading List — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Reading List: 40+ active installs, 3.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-reading-list