Zone Manager (Zoninator)
by Automattic · Uncategorized
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.2M+ installs across the portfolio →
Content curation made easy! Create "zones" then add and order your content!
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.3K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “order”, “post list” and “post order” for “content curation”, “zone” and “curation”. “order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content curation” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post list” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “zone” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “curation” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 136.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 1 release 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 189 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
38
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zone | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| zones your tag | #5 | #19 | down 1 |
| content curation | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| curation | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| time zone | #6 | #18 | 0 |
| order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “order”, “post list” and “post order” for “content curation”, “zone” and “curation”. “order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “content curation” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post list” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “zone” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “curation” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.3K · 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
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v0.11.0 · 25 Apr 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 16% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 34% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 3K+ in roughly 184 days.
Install history since 11 Mar 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cjaimet8.0y ago
We have been using this plugin for five years on 20 major news sites and it is integral to our daily work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 110.8y ago
I have a idea for my blog, where some topic divided to few different posts ans user can freely navigate between different parts of it. This plugin helped me a lot! Thanks developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Maor Chasen13.9y ago
It’s just awesome. I use it regularly and love it!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 2 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Content curation made easy! Create "zones" then add and order your content!"
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,039 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "post list", "post order" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2025-11-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1031 days in tier
- 2023-01-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2022-12-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 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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Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Post Types Order 600K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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