WPQR QR-Code Generator
by QRtool · Uncategorized
QR-Code widget and shortcode in one QR-Code generator plugin. Use the QR-Code widget in your sidebars or generate QR-Codes in pages and articles.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈38 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “generator”, “qr code” and “qr code generator” 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.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 16.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, 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 5108 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5108 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| qr code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| qr code generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| qr codes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| qrcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “generator”, “qr code” and “qr code generator” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 271 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
14.0y ago
latest release · v2.6 · 6 Nov 2012
15
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 29 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zorinho13.0y ago
In my post page, the QR code is false : is from one post in particular, not from the page. It’s a small problem, not very important, this plugin is very nice.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "QR-Code widget and shortcode in one QR-Code generator plugin. Use the QR-Code widget in your sidebars or ge..."
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 760 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("qr code generator", "qr codes", "qrcode" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 40+ → 30+ down after 154 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 50+ → 40+ down after 355 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 60+ → 50+ down after 81 days in tier
- 2024-12-27 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-25 60+ → 50+ down after 375 days in tier
- 2023-12-16 70+ → 60+ down after 138 days in tier
- 2023-07-31 80+ → 70+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-07-24 70+ → 80+ up 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).
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Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
QR Code Composer – Automatic QR code generation 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
QR Code Creator 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Master QR Code Generator – Fast & Easy QR Code Solution 400+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
QRcdr – Frontend Generator for Custom and Dynamic QR Codes 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A - Q Qr Code Adv 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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