WP Tab Widget
by MyThemeShop · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 6 other plugins · 37.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Tab Widget is the AJAXified plugin which loads content by demand, and thus it makes the plugin incredibly lightweight.
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
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax tabs”, “recent posts tab” and “tab widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 1.1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1740 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.9.20; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 33 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1740 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax tabs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recent posts tab your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tab widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tabs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tabs widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax tabs”, “recent posts tab” and “tab widget” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2K · 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
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
4.8y ago
latest release · v1.2.11 · 26 Jan 2022
7
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eckiebd6.4y ago
it does not support custom post types, loading each pageview slows everything down on the site and even if i understand the need to monetize things, the permanent displayed begging for a subscription in the admin panel goes beyond acceptable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hallcp7.1y ago
Tab content is strictly limited to displaying posts. Not flexible at all. If you system is at all slow, the tab behavior will be completely unacceptable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ magicbydzn7.7y ago
This tabs do exactly what I was looking for. I’m using this tabs few months, did’t had any problem. Fantastic tabs with simple and very nice functionality.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ presscode7.8y ago
The plugin does its job and I understand, that plugin-developement should be monetized. If I need pro-features, I will discover the pro-version on my own. But advertising pro-version and begging for reviews is a no-go, even if the standard-feature-set is working fine, like here.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ganymod8.1y ago
the plugin is very good – I have the pro version and I am satisfied with it. I recommend it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.2y ago
Simply get “Unable to load tab content” and appears others are getting this error as well with no reply from developer in the support forum
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WCat9.6y ago
Could be better. Very limited to what you can put in the custom tab. The ability to drop widgets into that custom tab would be ideal. At the very least allow shortcodes. Almost there…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lathieuhiep9.8y ago
Awesome Experience…..
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.11 Fixed PHP notices when saving widget Removed an option to show ‘Powered by’ credit in the frontend 1.2.11
- — Version 1.2.10 Changed admin notices Fixed deprecated notice 1.2.10
- — Version 1.2.9 Updated admin notices 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.8 Fixed compatibility with PHP 7 Checked compatibility with WordPress v4.9.5 Improved Code 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Added new wpt_sampling_rate filter. See the FAQ section on how this works. 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Updated view counter function 1.2.6
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.11). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 WP Tab Widget <= 1.2.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-18 CVE-2026-66646 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.11 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 76 languages, 7 at 90% or more
Plus 52 more locales with partial translations.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Tab Widget is the AJAXified plugin which loads content by demand, and thus it makes the plugin incredibl..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Plugin is not working").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,776 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ajax tabs", "recent posts tab", "tabs widget" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-27 20K+ → 10K+ down after 489 days in tier
- 2023-11-24 30K+ → 20K+ down after 323 days in tier
- 2023-01-05 40K+ → 30K+ down after 316 days in tier
- 2022-02-23 50K+ → 40K+ down after 504 days in tier
- 2020-10-07 60K+ → 50K+ down after 358 days in tier
- 2019-10-15 70K+ → 60K+ down after 287 days in tier
- 2019-01-01 80K+ → 70K+ down after 549 days in tier
- 2017-07-01 90K+ → 80K+ down after 93 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 SB Popular Posts Tabbed Widget 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Posts widget with tabs 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WP Studio Tabs — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Arashtad Tabs Plugin — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Accordions 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meks Flexible Shortcodes 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C
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