XYZ Age Verification
by xyzageverify · Uncategorized
Real age verification for WordPress — biometric liveness and government ID, not a checkbox. Built for OFCOM, US state, and EU compliance.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
-30%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “age verify”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 153 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
32%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| age verify your tag | #13 | #21 | up 1 |
| age restriction your tag | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| age gate your tag | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| age verification your tag | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| adults only your tag | #22 | #21 | down 2 |
| biometric | #19 | #23 | up 3 |
| verify age | #16 | #23 | 0 |
32 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 25 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- One page off on “age verify”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Mar 2026 · 233 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 225 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #50,200 to #69,500, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
10
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.6.0 · 3 Jun 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 14 Mar 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ signedadam5mo ago
I ran into a problem where I couldn’t delete country‑wide region settings from the plug-in. I reached out to the developer and within an hour there was a fix I could download from the WordPress repository. That initial patch (I believe 2.5.2) fixed the 404 when editing or deleting country‑wide regions. What really impressed me was the follow‑through. Over the same day we worked through additional issues and the developer released 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, and 2.5.6 — five meaningful updates in one day. These weren’t tiny tweaks; they included new features, diagnostics, and important bug fixes. I’ve paid for apps that gave worse support over months, yet this developer provided prompt, effective help for free. If you want a plugin backed by an engaged maintainer who responds quickly and ships fixes fast, this is it. Highly recommended. Notable Changes I Saw (high level) 2.5.6 — Fixed Cloudflare admin notice false positives for setups that bypass Cloudflare on wp‑admin; probe now checks the public front end and caches results; “Re‑check now” added. 2.5.5 — Fixed a bug where the Bypass Cookies textarea rejected values and cleared stored data (bug present since ~2.4.2). 2.5.4 — Added Exempt Paths feature and improved Cloudflare diagnostic notices; documentation clarifications about Cloudflare requirements. 2.5.3 — MU plugin auto‑install/self‑heal added; improved admin notices for MU plugin state and repair behavior. 2.5.2 — Readme overhaul and the initial fix for deleting country‑wide regions (no more 404). Recommendation If you run an age‑gate and need a plugin that’s actively maintained and supported, this developer and plugin are excellent choices. Great responsiveness, clear changelogs, and practical fixes make it easy to trust this project for production sites.
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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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 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 22 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 22 of 22 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 PayPal, Cloudflare, WP Rocket.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,664 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("adults-only", "age restriction", "age verify" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Age Gate 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 5 shared tags A -
Age Verification Screen for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags D -
Age Gate Lite 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Age Gator 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Imeow 18plus — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Vishavjeet Age Consent Banner – Restrict Website Access by Age Verification — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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