WPTerm
by bruandet · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 12.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
An xterm-like plugin to run non-interactive shell commands.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.3K estimated
Momentum
-7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “command” for “linux”. “command” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “linux” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 74.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
This plugin shipped 2 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 76 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 15 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bash your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| xterm your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| terminal your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| shell your tag | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| contextual | #6 | #12 | down 1 |
| linux | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| command your tag | #16 | #21 | down 2 |
| commands | #16 | #21 | up 1 |
| family history | #11 | #11 | down 1 |
| execution | #15 | #16 | down 2 |
| thumbs | #17 | #19 | 0 |
| thumb | #19 | #21 | down 2 |
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “command” for “linux”. “command” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “linux” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “command”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.3 · 10 Jun 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 31% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 28% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 124 days.
Install history since 15 Aug 2017
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2 Communication between the terminal and the plugin will be base64-encoded to prevent security applications such as ModSecurity to block the AJAX request. Fixed a PHP “Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called inco 1.2
- — Version 1.1.9 Compatibility with WordPress 5.9. 1.1.9
- — Version 1.1.8 Fixed the “Your site could not complete a loopback request” error message in Site Health due to the PHP session when WPTerm’s password protection was enabled. On multisite installations the plugin is now accessible from 1.1.8
- — Version 1.1.7 Added right to left language support to the terminal (compatible wit Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari browsers). 1.1.7
- — Version 1.1.6 Fixed an issue where the PHP session required by WPTerm’s password protection was always started, even when a non-admin user visited the site. 1.1.6
- — Version 1.1.5 Added popen to the list of PHP functions that you can select to run commands (see “Settings > Terminal > Use the following PHP function for command execution”). 1.1.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "An xterm-like plugin to run non-interactive shell commands."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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 Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,758 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bash" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 253 days in tier
- 2025-11-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 107 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2025-06-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 322 days in tier
- 2024-07-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2024-07-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 142 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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