Reviewer
by Jeroen Sormani · Uncategorized
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈19 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “rating”, “ratings” and “review” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.5K 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, 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 3330 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3330 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rating your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ratings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| review your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reviewer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “rating”, “ratings” and “review” 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 6 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 60 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
9.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 20 Sep 2017
5
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and the previous band took 23 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 24 May 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kenjikato2.2y ago
This plugin has not been updated in a significant amount of time. A theme that I installed for a client had this plugin built into it. When the theme was installed and activated on a clean WordPress 6.6.1 setup the menus of WordPress because unresponsive for me, and it seemed to be related to this plugin. Because as soon as it was disabled the issues with the site stopped.Your milage may vary if you try this plugin with the latest versions of WP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ michaelnorth8.4y ago
Looks good, but I was hoping for a solution that allowed visitors (the public) to write product reviews, not just the site owner.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drupalnomore9.1y ago
I searched for a while to find a plugin that would allow me to have a separate section for reviews so I could reserve my posts section for blog articles only. This does the job nicely. I was able to point this plugins reviews archive page directly to my existing reviews page and then start adding reviews. The widgets are handy as well, I am able to put them in the side bar of other pages to advertise the reviews section. I would describe this plugin as simple and easy to set up. I had a couple of questions for the developers, they responded almost instantly and have resolved them for me and have been very helpful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mariesor9.4y ago
Good documentation and very simple to install and use at your site. It gives you the possibility to add something special in a very easy way on your website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ markedwardford9.7y ago
Jeroen is incredibly fast at responding to any queries and resolve any technical issues. The attributes section allows you to display any custom fields which can incorporate HTML.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ justinledelson9.7y ago
Plugin is easy to use and set up.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and 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 2,034 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "rating", "ratings" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 10+ down after 681 days in tier
- 2024-10-19 30+ → 20+ down after 65 days in tier
- 2024-08-15 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 30+ → 40+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2024-05-30 40+ → 30+ down after 136 days in tier
- 2024-01-15 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-14 40+ → 30+ down after 725 days in tier
- 2022-01-19 50+ → 40+ down after 455 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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Schema Review 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
Review Content Type 10+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
WPRS Data Transporter 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Site Reviews 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-PostRatings 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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