WPshore Breadcrumbs
by nablasol · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 3 other plugins · 910+ installs across the portfolio →
An easy-to-use template tag for showing a breadcrumb menu on your site.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “breadcrumb”, “breadcrumbs” and “menu” 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.
59 health vs 56 average across 5,899 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 8.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,191 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 650 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 650 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| breadcrumb your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| breadcrumbs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| menu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “breadcrumb”, “breadcrumbs” and “menu” 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 110 · 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 1 Nov 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
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 21 Jan 2025
1
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dimuchios841.6y ago
good plugin, but does not take into account custom categories and subcategories https://i.imgur.com/MENtbYm.png This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by dimuchios84. This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by dimuchios84.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artmaug11.8y ago
Great plugin, easy to use and very useful. Many thanks to the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Villarou11.9y ago
Thanks for your plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sorayabxl12.3y ago
Looks great on my side. Only had to correct the “‘” signs in the code as a copy-paste from the plug-in website gave me: <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[breadcrumbs]‘);?> instead of: <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[breadcrumbs]’);?>
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shnalla13.4y ago
This plugin does the job well, quickly !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bizstudio13.6y ago
use <?php echo do_shortcode('[breadcrumbs]');?>
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vinod00313.6y ago
Best Breadcrumb ever
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 31 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 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 358 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-01 300+ → 200+ down after 333 days in tier
- 2023-12-04 400+ → 300+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2023-10-20 300+ → 400+ up after 227 days in tier
- 2023-03-07 400+ → 300+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2022-05-19 500+ → 400+ down after 571 days in tier
- 2020-10-25 700+ → 500+ down
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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Flexy Breadcrumb 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
Catch Breadcrumb 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B - R RDFa Breadcrumb 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags D
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Menu Breadcrumb 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Breadcrumb Trail 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wpshore-breadcrumb" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WPshore Breadcrumbs — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WPshore Breadcrumbs: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wpshore-breadcrumb
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