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  "measured_on": "2026-10-07",
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    "api": "https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/",
    "browse": "updated",
    "per_page": 100,
    "sample_stride": 7,
    "abandoned_years_for_sample": 2,
    "credit": "Method inspired by WPPoland (https://wppoland.com/en/half-the-plugin-directory-is-abandoned/). Numbers independently measured by WP Triage."
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    "total_pages": 747
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      "100-999": 11.8,
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        "slug": "wp-maximum-execution-time-exceeded",
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        "slug": "typekit-fonts-for-wordpress",
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      },
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        "version": "1.1"
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        "requires_php": false,
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        "slug": "wp-missed-schedule-posts",
        "name": "WP Missed Schedule Posts",
        "last_updated": "2017-07-20 10:54am GMT",
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        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.1"
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      {
        "slug": "wp-help",
        "name": "WP Help",
        "last_updated": "2024-04-20 6:45pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 9000,
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        "requires_php": false,
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        "active_installs": 8000,
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        "requires_php": false,
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        "slug": "theme-junkie-custom-css",
        "name": "TJ Custom CSS",
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        "active_installs": 8000,
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        "active_installs": 7000,
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        "slug": "mouseflow-for-wordpress",
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        "active_installs": 7000,
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        "requires_php": false,
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      {
        "slug": "showid-for-postpagecategorytagcomment",
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        "active_installs": 7000,
        "tested": "6.3.13",
        "requires_php": false,
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        "slug": "wp-mailto-links",
        "name": "WP Mailto Links – Protect Email Addresses",
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        "active_installs": 7000,
        "tested": "6.2.14",
        "requires_php": "5.3.2",
        "version": "3.1.4"
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      {
        "slug": "fix-another-update-in-progress",
        "name": "Fix Another Update In Progress",
        "last_updated": "2023-05-13 3:58pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 7000,
        "tested": "6.2.14",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "2.0"
      },
      {
        "slug": "fully-background-manager",
        "name": "Full Background Manager",
        "last_updated": "2023-02-08 9:58am GMT",
        "active_installs": 7000,
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        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "2.1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "sns-count-cache",
        "name": "SNS Count Cache",
        "last_updated": "2019-06-06 11:21am GMT",
        "active_installs": 7000,
        "tested": "5.2.29",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.1.3"
      },
      {
        "slug": "smart-archive-page-remove",
        "name": "Smart Archive Page Remove",
        "last_updated": "2024-04-17 8:15pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 6000,
        "tested": "6.3.13",
        "requires_php": "5.4",
        "version": "5.1.3"
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        "slug": "sitemap-by-click5",
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        "last_updated": "2023-09-28 4:41pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 6000,
        "tested": "6.3.13",
        "requires_php": "7.0",
        "version": "1.0.42"
      },
      {
        "slug": "xt-visitor-counter",
        "name": "XT Visitor Counter",
        "last_updated": "2023-01-31 3:01pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 6000,
        "tested": "6.1.15",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.4.3"
      },
      {
        "slug": "custom-post-type-maker",
        "name": "Custom Post Type Maker",
        "last_updated": "2022-07-11 1:09pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 6000,
        "tested": "6.0.17",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.2.0"
      },
      {
        "slug": "link-juice-optimizer",
        "name": "Link Juice Optimizer",
        "last_updated": "2024-01-16 6:16pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 5000,
        "tested": "6.4.13",
        "requires_php": "5.6.39",
        "version": "2.3.2"
      },
      {
        "slug": "toolkit-for-envato",
        "name": "Envato Toolkit",
        "last_updated": "2021-04-26 6:00pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 5000,
        "tested": "5.7.20",
        "requires_php": "5.4",
        "version": "1.4"
      },
      {
        "slug": "avatar-manager",
        "name": "Avatar Manager",
        "last_updated": "2021-02-02 3:31am GMT",
        "active_installs": 5000,
        "tested": "5.6.22",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.6.1"
      },
      {
        "slug": "bluehost-site-migrator",
        "name": "Bluehost Site Migrator",
        "last_updated": "2023-10-03 11:59am GMT",
        "active_installs": 4000,
        "tested": "6.2.14",
        "requires_php": "5.6",
        "version": "1.0.14"
      },
      {
        "slug": "custom-share-buttons-with-floating-sidebar",
        "name": "Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar",
        "last_updated": "2023-09-27 12:30pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 4000,
        "tested": "6.3.13",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "4.2"
      },
      {
        "slug": "visual-editor-custom-buttons",
        "name": "Visual Editor Custom Buttons",
        "last_updated": "2023-05-26 8:52am GMT",
        "active_installs": 4000,
        "tested": "6.2.14",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.6.0.3"
      },
      {
        "slug": "reusable-content-blocks",
        "name": "Reusable Content Blocks",
        "last_updated": "2023-01-30 4:53pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 4000,
        "tested": "6.1.15",
        "requires_php": "5.6",
        "version": "1.1.3"
      },
      {
        "slug": "embed-code",
        "name": "Embed Code – Headers & Footers by DesignBombs",
        "last_updated": "2021-08-04 8:03am GMT",
        "active_installs": 4000,
        "tested": "5.8.18",
        "requires_php": "5.4",
        "version": "2.0.4"
      },
      {
        "slug": "dco-insert-analytics-code",
        "name": "DCO Insert Analytics Code",
        "last_updated": "2021-07-28 12:29pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 4000,
        "tested": "5.8.18",
        "requires_php": "5.3",
        "version": "1.1.3"
      },
      {
        "slug": "wpredesigned-beautiful-custom-admin-theme",
        "name": "WpRedesigned – Beautiful Custom Admin Theme",
        "last_updated": "2019-06-07 7:06pm GMT",
        "active_installs": 4000,
        "tested": "5.2.29",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.0"
      },
      {
        "slug": "log-out-shortcode",
        "name": "Log Out Shortcode",
        "last_updated": "2024-07-17 8:16am GMT",
        "active_installs": 3000,
        "tested": "6.6.10",
        "requires_php": false,
        "version": "1.1.1"
      }
    ]
  },
  "limitations": [
    "Directory plugins only; premium and closed plugins are excluded.",
    "active_installs are WordPress.org buckets, not exact counts.",
    "Install distribution is a systematic sample of the abandoned tail, not a full census.",
    "Age alone is a maintenance signal, not a security verdict."
  ]
}