WPMissionControl
by alexkrauchn · Security
Monitor uptime, SSL, domain, integrity, malware, visual changes, activity, and errors. Lightweight client. Requires a WPMissionControl account.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈24 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “domain check” for “checksums”. “domain check” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “checksums” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 66 average across 1,778 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 2.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 182 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ssl monitoring your tag | #24 | #24 | — |
| checksums | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| domain check your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| malware scanner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| uptime monitoring your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| website security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “domain check” for “checksums”. “domain check” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “checksums” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 13 Mar 2024 · 965 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 172 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.2.5 · 4 May 2026
17
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 36% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 137 days.
Install history since 12 Mar 2024
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 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Monitor uptime, SSL, domain, integrity, malware, visual changes, activity, and errors. Lightweight client...."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 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 Slack, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 11 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,971 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("domain check", "malware scanner", "uptime monitoring", "WebSite Security" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-24 10+ → 20+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2026-05-06 20+ → 10+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 20+ → 10+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 10+ → 20+ up
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).
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Website Checkups — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A - L Lockdown WP Admin 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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