WP Select Primary Category
by Mobeen Abdullah · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Select Primary Category plugin allows you to select a primary category for different posts and custom post types.
44 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized 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 5.3.23, 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 2440 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
157
now · peak 2.4K
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
6.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.8
1
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 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 ↗- ★★★★★ alekmitch3.6y ago
The only reason I installed this was to have a specific breadcrumb show out of two or more categories. I use AIOSEO and it baffles me that they don’t have this option (perhaps I don’t know how to find it?) Similarly, I’m slightly disappointed this plugin doesn’t work in modern Gutenberg. This topic was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by alekmitch.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kurtgschumacher4.7y ago
I was looking for a way to set the primary category for posts without having to use Yoast, because I’m using a different SEO plugin. I found several, but none of them had been updated in 2 or 3 years. Although this plugin hasn’t been updated in two years (this review is being written in January 2022), it appears to be working well on WordPress 5.8.2.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.1
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-01 40+ → 50+ up after 123 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 50+ → 40+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 50+ → 40+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-24 50+ → 40+ down after 40 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).
- S Simple Taxonomy Refreshed 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
- T Taxonomy Checklist Tree 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Taxonomy Toolbox 70+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - C CPT-Admin-Taxonomy-Filtering 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Category Manager 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Pages with category and tag 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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