WPBMB Entrez
by sdg0919 · Uncategorized
A plugin that interfaces with the NCBI Entrez databases for listing/updating publications.
42 health vs 55 average across 14,411 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.24, 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 2602 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 · 1,382 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
105
now · peak 113
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 60+ → 50+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 50+ → 60+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Footnotes Made Easy 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
teachPress 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Zotpress 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Academic Blogger's Toolkit 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Citations 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D -
Scholar Publications Fetcher 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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