Title: Plugin/Plugin Team Stats Author: Jen Published: December 28, 2012 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) [Jen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 11:36 am _on_ December 28, 2012   # Plugin/Plugin Team Stats We don’t track our progress as a project very well. We have relatively few stats that we look at over time to see how we’re growing/changing, and those we do have are largely cobbled together with various combinations of manual labor and scripting. One of the things I want to do this year is get us going in the direction of collecting stats on our work and participation levels, and to make as much of it as possible an automated process. I recognize that this stuff is non-trivial. That said, I can’t create an overall wishlist for Otto to shoot down until we figure out what stats would be good to have. What stats would be useful/helpful/just plain cool to know around your team? This is brainstorming… don’t think about APIs or if/how it could be collected, just throw out ideas in the comments of what information you think it would great to start seeing, say on a monthly basis. List any and all ideas, including stats you are already collecting. I’ll collate all the teams’ ideas and see what the MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. team says we can do. [@coffee2code](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coffee2code/): As team repTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross- team efforts., can you try to rally your group to make suggestions over the coming week? 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I’ll start off by listing stats similar to the ones suggested for themes: 4. * Number of plugins in the directory (total, updated within past year, within past x months, etc) * Number of pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. developers in directory, high/ low/average number of plugins per developer * Number of active plugin reviewers, high/low/average number of themes reviewed per person * High/low/average frequency of plugin updates/commits * Length of time from plugin submission to approval * Number of plugins per month accepted as is, rejected flat out, or given instruction on what to do to get accepted * Number of plugins closed at author request, and high/low/average amount of time since those plugins were last updated * Number of plugins closed for spam * Number of plugins closed for security issue * Number of plugins closed for breaking a directory rule 5. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27180c82524020e7339e2b30818b6d8ab004c54f730f12b1434b1e365be0e175? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 3:41 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 * Length of time from pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. submission to approval is averaging just around 48 hours, for a complete, fully working, plugin with a readme and no guideline violations (which is what ‘directory rules’ are). Once we get into people whom we push back, it’s as much up to their ability to reply to emails within 7 days as our ability to sort through the email 😉 (holidays and weekends and ZOMG! busy! change that, ut we’re pretty good). * We’d need a way better way to track _why_ a plugin was closed for the last four. Right now we have to document manually. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c184f96bd47233afcf0623851f129c13009d7886753f40867c9d4b5856ec080? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Jane Wells](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 4:44 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 - “This is brainstorming… don’t think about APIs or if/how it could be collected, just throw out ideas in the comments of what information you think it would great to start seeing” - In other words, don’t worry about how it could or couldn’t be done, that’s a different conversation. 6. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/af6cb02f92815fa3d3c86aa63a507360b5130a075f13666748575e63b34edfe1? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 7. [Marcus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweblogic/) 1:57 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 8. Number of plugins “compatible” with latest version(s) of WP 9. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27180c82524020e7339e2b30818b6d8ab004c54f730f12b1434b1e365be0e175? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ipstenu/) 3:42 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 * Marcus – the problem there is we don’t test them after submission, so it’s up to the developer to remember to update their readmes. And the lack of an update doesn’t mean the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. _isn’t_ compatible. That distinctions way too wibbly-wobbley to rely on. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c184f96bd47233afcf0623851f129c13009d7886753f40867c9d4b5856ec080? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Jane Wells](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 4:44 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 - I think Marcus’s suggestion is a good one. At the very least, gathering the stats on which ones say they’re compatible to which version will be useful. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/af6cb02f92815fa3d3c86aa63a507360b5130a075f13666748575e63b34edfe1? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Marcus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweblogic/) 1:12 pm _on_ December 29, 2012 - True, but that’s why I used quotes when saying “compatible” 😀 - Agreed it’s not perfect, in my case for example I do have some plugins that aren’t marked as compatible for the latest version (haven’t had time to update readmes), yet they are. - I think it’d still be nice to know because it is still somewhat of an indicator of what plugins are getting updated for latest WP updates. - I’d say another bit of data that could be use is the Works/Doesn’t work, but then this info isn’t that reliable either I’ve found. 10. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b49a7cfc8ca91e2a80cb1fa99bf2bc6e8feaed0a2cd7318ba0c38e9bbb629ec6? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 11. [Charleston Software Associates](https://profiles.wordpress.org/charlestonsw/) 3:37 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 12. PluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. aging report = number of plugins in these groups: updated 0-30 days ago, 30-90 days, 90-180, 180-365, 1y+. Provides a general “age” of the plugin repository at several strata. 13. Is the plan to publish this for the general public somewhere near the plugins home page? Some of these metrics would be nice to know for site developers & plugin authors. 14. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c184f96bd47233afcf0623851f129c13009d7886753f40867c9d4b5856ec080? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jane Wells](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenmylo/) 4:46 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 * There’s no plan yet, since none of these stats are being collected yet. Eventually I’d like to be able to post nice monthly stats reports on the wordpress.orgWordPress. org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. [https://wordpress.org/](https://wordpress.org/) blog, and team- specific stats could also live in the team site and the public sections of wordpress.org. First we need to decide what information is worth having, then figure out how/if we can gather it, THEN decide where it gets published. 15. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c64b8f97639b146b3a504e7d2cb44a6d7296f3a607e767abe41fa2cbc50cadbc? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 16. [Pippin (mordauk)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mordauk/) 11:32 pm _on_ December 28, 2012 17. Number of abandoned plugins (ones without updates for 2 years). Number of plugins with over xxx downloads. 18. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d9aa5b56e9475e88274f72d80d7c4a536f14d8b27440d867b2ba4dad07f1c805? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * Anonymous User 1:01 pm _on_ January 22, 2013 * Agree with these. would be useful to have a filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks). They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. on the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. searches to exclude plugins that haven’t been updated for 2 years. etc. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3f3980ee4ec7e574fc0cef5f841eda3255cef75ad9de3205e903bacd0efedd4b? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [jquindlen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jquindlen/) 5:35 am _on_ April 12, 2013 - I love this idea, it would save me so much time, and I think many other users would agree. 19. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a9d562e7120942d22426f454671157f1e47c3357016dc8bc4b08c2eaad78293f? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 20. [circlecube](https://profiles.wordpress.org/circlecube/) 6:26 pm _on_ January 8, 2013 21. What about pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. ratings? Across all the teams plugins it could average the ratings or show the best rated plugin. Most reviews. 22. Number of updates would be useful too (and/or frequency of updates), then you know if the plugin is tried and true or just went from 1.0 to 3.0. 23. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4216b13fde2f1599575666821e44ba8fdb0f36de46faf25740f0c5bda7fe4736? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 24. [rielf](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rielf/) 7:07 pm _on_ January 20, 2013 25. Where i can denounce a SCAM Pluguin? 26. “Google adsense pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.” is scam…. 27. 1: His donation system don t respect the google adsense terms and conditions and any google adsense account can be baned 28. 2: I insert my PUB correctly and all adds are from the pluguins programers. 29. 3: I setup de donation sistem in 0% and they are stealing my adds space whitout pay me. 30. __________________________________________________________________ And i want to say that this pluguin is the worst adsense pluguin i never sawed, his configuration are simply ridicolous and you only can put the adds in the post…. 31. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/36450d34c0fca8e729a410cdd9e8a91058fb9a488e15d55e5948af91499d5379? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Scott Reilly](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coffee2code/) 5:03 pm _on_ January 21, 2013 * You should email [plugins@wordpress.org](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2012/12/28/pluginplugin-team-stats/plugins@wordpress.org?output_format=md) to report abuse or spams/scams by plugins. Please include a direct link to the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.’s page in the Plugin Directory so we know precisely which plugin you’re referring to. 32. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88d94bf79b5f5015068268169e7334194c4da8c1a18ee10b4608eeef6ad2b352? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 33. [Mark](http://inspiringezine.com) 10:45 am _on_ January 29, 2013 34. Plugins, that are already outdated or haven’t used in years, can clearly be seen. Moreover, before updating the version, make sure it is compatible and last but not the least, don’t keep those plugins for too long that appears to be Spam/abuse and report them at your earliest! 35. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0976df46d7ff30c8d2bcb60a03c2b48306c0c359f11b19b2d366c53f3216df31? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 36. [zoranc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zoranc/) 1:28 am _on_ February 7, 2013 37. polling systems on the main pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. page(+api so it can be included in the plugin settings pages). This way users would be able to vote on features and overall plugin direction 38. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/299ab71850a3d6fb44062f52ef927c600dd5570c3d4ce1286dff97342be6a31e? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 39. David Lingren 8:53 pm _on_ April 23, 2013 40. How about more information on the Support topics, e.g., average response time, time to resolve, number of unresolved topics? As a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. author, one of my most frustrating tasks is looking back over all the topics and trying to find the items marked “ Not Resolved”. I keep tripping over the “Not a support issue” topics. 41. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/426608983c0b0b3f397fd5c75d249a02cf68861ae975f38c9636be1f42b2ff27? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 42. [Jason Kemp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dialogcrm/) 12:01 am _on_ December 12, 2013 43. Hi there, 44. I’m not sure how to raise this as a related topic so please move it elsewhere if in the wrong place. Today I had a fatal erro on a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. ( YARPP) it doesn’t happen very often but I was thinking if I could view the changelog for each plugin and see the dates each version was published on the repository it would be useful for finding those files when I need to do a fix. Also having dates in the changelog would give a better idea of how active a plugin really is. It may also help with stats which is the linkage here. I expect each version in the changelog has a date field but at present those dates are not displayed in the plugin repository so perhaps that could be a useful improvement to the plugin system generally? 45. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d817c21809c038eefea2e7cd9d8a984fc50d1f2d4599d09a89deb6388ae46894? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 46. [Kalegley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kalegley/) 4:25 am _on_ August 8, 2015 47. I think Marcus’s suggestion is a good one. At the very least, gathering the stats on which ones say they’re compatible to which version will be useful. 48. Thanks !! 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