YMC Crossword
by YMC · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 4.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The plugin Crossword creates an easy crossword from the words of any combination.
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “game”, “mind” and “puzzles” 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 →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 565 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
3.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 565 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| crossword your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| game your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mind your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| puzzles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “game”, “mind” and “puzzles” 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 11 Mar 2023 · 1,333 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 357 · 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
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.
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 8 months ago; the previous band took 20 months to cross, which places it about 62% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ imgabbbb2.2y ago
Yes, Cheap things end up being expensive. After spending HOURS creating featured images, optimizing titles and metas, and setting up internal linking for a ‘crosswords’ section on a website that receives over 25k daily visits, I come across the following issue: Any text placed below the shortcode becomes part of the crossword, meaning it appears poorly formatted, unoptimized, and so on. I’ve tried everything, including placing different EMPTY blocks between the shortcode and the text, removing the H2 heading that goes below the crossword, and NOTHING works (and even if that had worked, how would removing a vital H2 heading help with SEO?). I don’t care if this changes because I turned to AI, and using Java, HTML, and CSS, it provided me with a similar script that performs the ‘complicated’ task of ensuring that if I place article text below the crossword, this text does not merge with the crossword. I’m not a fan of free things, but this was the only plugin I found that offered this feature. It wouldn’t have been too much to ask for it to cost 10, 15, 20, or 30 USD and save me this wasted time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ curillo3.3y ago
Basic game, but easy to be. Just what i was looking for
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
2 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 "The plugin Crossword creates an easy crossword from the words of any combination."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 288 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "mind", "puzzles" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-17 200+ → 100+ down after 609 days in tier
- 2024-07-16 100+ → 200+ up after 229 days in tier
- 2023-11-30 90+ → 100+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2023-11-15 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-11-12 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2023-11-05 60+ → 70+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2023-10-14 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-10-10 40+ → 50+ up after 14 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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PuzzleMe – Interactive Puzzles for WordPress – Easily publish crosswords, quizzes, word searches and more 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
WHA Puzzle 200+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
MorePuzzles 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - T TwoChop Games 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Crossword Compiler Puzzles 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Advanced Crossword 70+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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