Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Rich Showcase for Google Reviews
Active installs100,000+ rounded
Current authorrichplugins
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release18 days ago 20 Oct 2026
Support7 / 7 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record175
Rating4.9 /5 · 1,623
Added to directory08 Oct 2016
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP7.2
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
PluginsPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by richplugins throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| widgetpack | 62 | 08 Oct 2016 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| richplugins | 103 | 17 Jan 2018 | 29 Jun 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 100,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
3,617 downloads a day over the last 7 days, falling 78% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 52,325/day31 Oct 2026
15 ratings left in the last 82 days, averaging 4.7 out of 5 against a lifetime average of 4.9 (1 of them one or two stars). Recent ratings are in line with the lifetime figure.
From recent reviews
What reviewers wrote on wordpress.org between 22 Jun 2026 and 16 Sep 2026: 20 reviews, counted by theme. Every count links to the reviews behind it.
Across the 20 reviews posted between June and September 2026, reviewers most often describe the plugin as straightforward to work with, with 5 of 20 calling it easy to set up or use. A smaller group, 2 of 20, mention its customization or settings options. On the critical side, 1 of 20 reviews reports trouble connecting a Google account, pointing to the plugin's own request rate limit, and a separate 1 of 20 calls the built-in prompt asking for a review annoying. The remaining reviews are brief expressions of satisfaction without a specific reason given.
- 5 of 20 describe the plugin as easy to set up or use. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- 2 of 20 mention the plugin's customization or settings options. [1] [2]
- 1 of 20 report trouble connecting a Google account, citing the plugin's own request rate limit. [1]
- 1 of 20 call the plugin's built-in review-request prompt annoying. [1]
Counted from the public review forum on 19 Sep 2026. The reviews are their authors’ own words and their own claims; the counts are ours.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 2,746 | 5,773 | 3,751 | 48,923 | 5,956 | 3,488 | 2,052 | 1,593 | 2,981 | 2,472 | 1,580 | 12,066 | 2,573 |
| Ratings total | 1,620 | 1,621 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,622 | 1,623 | 1,623 | 1,623 | 1,623 | 1,623 | 1,623 |
| Version | 7.1.7 | 7.1.7 | 7.1.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Support threads | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Threads resolved | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Unchanged throughout: active installs (100,000+)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory10 years ago 08 Oct 2016
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP7.2
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 20 Oct 2026, 19 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- 7 of 7 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 5 other plugins, 1 of which was updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 20 Oct 202619 days agoVersion 7.2 released
- 16 Oct 202623 days agoVersion 7.1.7 released
- 12 Oct 202627 days agoVersion 7.1.6 released
- 04 Oct 20261 month agoVersion 7.1.5 released
- 29 Sep 20261 month agoVersion 7.1.4 released
- 24 Sep 20261 month agoVersion 7.1.2 released
- 20 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 7.1.1 released
- 13 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 7.1 released
- 09 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 7.0 released
- 15 Aug 20263 months agoVersion 6.9.11 released
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 17 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 6.9.10 released
- 13 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 6.9.9 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by widgetpack.
- 02 Jul 20264 months agoVersion 6.9.8 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by widgetpack.
- 29 Jun 20264 months agoVersion 6.9.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 26 May 20265 months agoVersion 6.9.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 18 May 20266 months agoVersion 6.9.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 12 Feb 20269 months agoVersion 6.9.4.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 28 Jan 20269 months agoVersion 6.9.4.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 25 Jan 20269 months agoVersion 6.9.4.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 23 Jan 20269 months agoVersion 6.9.4.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 22 Jan 202610 months agoVersion 6.9.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 20 Jan 202610 months agoVersion 6.9.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 15 Jan 202610 months agoVersion 6.9.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by richplugins.
- 08 Oct 201610 years ago152 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 08 Oct 2016 and 05 Jan 2026. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 08 Oct 201610 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
Media coverage
Writing about this plugin elsewhere, collected by this registry. The links go to the sources; what they claim is theirs.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by richplugins for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 18 days ago (20 Oct 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs.
- It carries 1,623 ratings, averaging 4.9 out of 5.
- 7 of 7 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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