WP-Spellcheck
by Ben · Uncategorized
TinyMCE SpellChecker API - this plugin provides action/filter hooks to allow easy customisation of the TinyMCE SpellChecker.
41 health vs 57 average across 10,003 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 17+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8, 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 6258 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
23
now · peak 62
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 “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-10-27 70+ → 60+ down after 355 days in band
- 2024-11-06 80+ → 70+ down after 197 days in band
- 2024-04-23 90+ → 80+ down after 392 days in band
- 2023-03-28 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in band
- 2023-03-25 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in band
- 2023-03-22 100+ → 90+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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AddQuicktag 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D -
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Proxy Cache Purge 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
TinyMCE Templates 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D - V Visual Term Description Editor 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
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