Create a stylish and user-friendly Guestbook for your Wordpress blog. Designed to replicate the appearance and behavior of Viper Guestbook.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+35%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Update recency scores 25/100. Last updated 894 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 93.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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 894 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 894 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| viper guestbook your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| vipergb your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| viper | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| guestbook your tag | #7 | #6 | down 2 |
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 723 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.6.2 · 23 May 2024
69
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 45 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 15 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 159329325.7y ago
good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bullies of NC8.1y ago
Decent Guestbook but it doesn’t have enough controls to customize the options. I’ve been using it for a couple years now but recently noticed a Huge influx of Spam comments coming in from those who are only wanting to use their website as a back link. I wish there was an option to restrict people from posting their own website. Even the ability to use a Capcha would be helpful. I hope to see an update one day with some upgrades.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mighty200310.8y ago
simple and easy to use. All what I need. Use it over some years now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Berrie Pelser11.7y ago
Wordks like a charm, simple and perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2015-04-20 CVE-2015-9356 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.3.16 Patched in 1.3.16
- 2014-12-12 CVE-2014-9460 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.10 Patched in 1.3.11
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 134 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 110 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a stylish and user-friendly Guestbook for your Wordpress blog. Designed to replicate the appearance..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,488 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-19 400+ → 300+ down after 398 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 500+ → 400+ down after 337 days in tier
- 2024-09-14 600+ → 500+ down after 204 days in tier
- 2024-02-23 700+ → 600+ down after 232 days in tier
- 2023-07-06 800+ → 700+ down after 146 days in tier
- 2023-02-10 900+ → 800+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 1135 days in tier
- 2019-08-26 3K+ → 1K+ down
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