WPShapere Lite
by AcmeeDesign · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
WPShapere is a WordPress plugin to customize the WordPress Admin theme and elements as your wish.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” for “metaboxes”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metaboxes” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
64 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 6.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,186 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 489 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 489 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| metaboxes | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| admin theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| white label your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress admin theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 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
- Swap “admin” for “metaboxes”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metaboxes” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 218 · 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.
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
1.3y ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 29 Jun 2025
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 21 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tomkatherine2.8y ago
Good plugin! It has lot of options in free version as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uarundce4.3y ago
This is a must have plugin for web designers to customize WordPress admin for their clients.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mithilohi5.9y ago
All features are mind blowing .Great work team.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.4.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
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 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WPShapere is a WordPress plugin to customize the WordPress Admin theme and elements as your wish."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 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 WooCommerce, Elementor, Contact Form 7.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,547 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-08-31 300+ → 200+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 300+ → 200+ down after 32 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-06-07 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 300+ → 200+ down after 48 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 200+ → 300+ 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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Slate Admin Theme 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
Add Admin CSS 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
WpRedesigned – Beautiful Custom Admin Theme 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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