Yelp Reviews Ticker
by flaviodj · Uncategorized
Yelp Reviews Ticker is an easy to use widget that allows you to show your business yelp reviews.
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+1%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “reviews”, “yelp” and “yelp api” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 10.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 7.1.
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 4613 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 7.1
3.1★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4613 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yelp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yelp api your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yelp business listings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| yelp reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “reviews”, “yelp” and “yelp api” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 199 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
12.6y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 19 Mar 2014
11
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ phillipian11.9y ago
Oddly there are 6 reviews but it only displays a single review over and over. I have checked the # of reviews to 3 but continues to show only 1.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mohad Alhajjaj12.4y ago
there is a problem that the plugin show one review an keep replay it all the time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixieblitz12.5y ago
It’s useful and seems to work great now 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spiralmind12.8y ago
I chose this after Yelp Widget Pro wanted me to upgrade to the paid version in order to show reviews. This one does the job without demanding money from me. Way to go. Would get 5 stars if it had better styling options. Still, it was easy to install and works just like I wanted. Will use this on other sites. Easy to style if you write your own css. I added a border with padding to mine and eliminated the widget title area entirely. Looks decent enough that I can move on with the rest of my site. Thanks for keeping it simple. Installed and working on 3.8
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pulpandpixel12.9y ago
Unsure why the other user gave it a 1. If you follow the Yelp developer steps and get your API key (http://www.yelp.ca/developers/request_apiv2_key), then you should have everything you need to make this plugin work. If you’re unsure what your API business URL is, it is formatted as such Regular url:http://www.yelp.ca/biz/pulp-and-pixel-creative-vancouver Business APU url: http://api.yelp.com/v2/business/pulp-and-pixel-creative-vancouver Pretty simple copy and paste! Thanks for the widget!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Darren Jackson13.1y ago
Just installed this on a clients site. Got it working without any issues. Great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 9ete13.1y ago
API problems, widget display but not reviews. Checked credentials multiple times, tried to install on multiple sites. Tried to get support but that got me no where. I don’t mean to bash I just am unsatisfied. !WRK4ME
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 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 "Yelp Reviews Ticker is an easy to use widget that allows you to show your business yelp reviews."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 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 625 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "yelp business listings" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-21 200+ → 100+ down after 499 days in tier
- 2022-12-09 300+ → 200+ down after 66 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 300+ down after 672 days in tier
- 2020-12-01 1K+ → 400+ 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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Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Widget for Yelp Reviews 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reviews Widgets for Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp & Recommendations 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Yelp Review Slider 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Display Yelp Widget — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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