WP Version in Query String Modifier
by joesat · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Removes or modifies the version (query string 'ver' parameter) in media resources' url.
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 · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “optimization”, “query string” and “remove query string” 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 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 3.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3744 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3744 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| query string your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove query string your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “optimization”, “query string” and “remove query string” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 97 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
10.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.0.7 · 31 Jul 2016
8
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Eduard Doloc8.1y ago
perfect for development purpose, searched a lot for something similar after seeing in webpack.js having something to control client-side cache. cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OriginalEXE9.8y ago
I’m using this for quite some time and realized I never gave you a well deserved 5 stars, so here they are 🙂 Thank you for this great plugin, does what I need it to do and does it great! If you accept donations, let me know. Thanks! This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by OriginalEXE.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ funsail11.7y ago
appears to work without side effects
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ churva11.9y ago
Very simple plugin but works as expected. Code is clean and thoroughly documented
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 "Removes or modifies the version (query string 'ver' parameter) in media resources' url."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 920 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "remove query string", "Remove Version" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-02-05 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-01-31 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-01-24 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-01-21 200+ → 100+ down
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).
- R Remove WP version and shortlink 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- R Remove WP version everywhere 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Metadas Version Removal 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
AMP 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
PHP Compatibility Checker 200K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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