WP Wiki Tooltip
by Nico Danneberg · Uncategorized
Adds explaining tooltips querying their content from a MediaWiki installation, e.g. Wikipedia.org.
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Health
B 73/100
Stale
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Update recency scores 60/100. Last updated 447 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
73 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 15.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 447 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 447 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
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediawiki your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| tooltipster your tag | #3 | #3 | — |
| wiki your tag | #8 | #10 | down 2 |
| tooltip your tag | #21 | #14 | down 4 |
| wikipedia your tag | #20 | #11 | down 4 |
| wordpress wiki | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| content tooltip | #18 | #16 | up 2 |
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 697 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v2.1.1 · 10 Aug 2025
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months 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 12 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Brawl2.7y ago
Using WP Wiki Tooltip for a few years now with my own wiki. Setup is easy and the design is customizable. Dev responds quickly to feedback. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikoba5.9y ago
I guess this plugin could use some updates, but I’m not complaining because on my well updated sites this plugin still works as it’s supposed to. I really love those pop-up text boxes that makes the links so much cooler than just merely linking a word or image.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ belzemut7.0y ago
This plugin does exactly what it says and does it extremely well and on top of that you can even show entries from wiktionary!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mfilla9.0y ago
Modern, Simple, Perfect Thank you for writing this plugin who gives 1 star should learn before posting … this is a PERFECT plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MrRonTour9.2y ago
Super Plugin, toller Support – perfekt!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpauthority9.3y ago
Cannot add a tooltip from the visual editor. Like JS isn’t working. Tried on fresh 4.8 installation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ümit Solmaz9.6y ago
Good. This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by Ümit Solmaz.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zhelezkoff9.8y ago
Very good plugin. ps will help with russian translates.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Wiki Tooltip <= 2.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-18 CVE-2024-13462 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.2 Patched in 2.1.0
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 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 124 languages, 7 at 90% or more
Plus 100 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds explaining tooltips querying their content from a MediaWiki installation, e.g. Wikipedia.org."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 572 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 200+ → 300+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 200+ → 300+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 200+ → 300+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 300+ → 200+ down after 468 days in tier
- 2024-10-09 400+ → 300+ down after 1 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).
- W WikiLink 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
-
Wikipedia Preview 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
RDP Wiki Embed 300+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - W Wiki Embed 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C
- R Reference 2 Wiki 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- W Wiki Append 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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