PulseMetrics

PulseMetrics helps plugin authors understand how their WordPress.org plugins are presented, maintained, and discovered. It brings public directory data, transparent health scores, readme SEO checks, keyword-position checks, recommendations, and local history into the WordPress dashboard. Every locally implemented feature included in this plugin is available without a license, payment, trial period, usage quota, or feature unlock. PulseMetrics includes:

• Tracking for multiple WordPress.org plugins and search phrases.
• Public plugin data and a transparent PulseMetrics health score.
• Readme and directory-page SEO analysis.
• Keyword suggestions and position checks across the first five public WordPress.org result pages (up to 120 results).
• In-dashboard notifications when meaningful plugin or ranking signals change.
• An optional daily email digest.
• A global directory rank when the local directory index is available.
• Competitor comparisons, plugin history, changes since release, and automatic tag tracking.
• Prioritized, explainable recommendations.
• Daily scheduled refreshes, manual refreshes, and locally stored history.

PulseMetrics does not collect visitor data and does not require a PulseMetrics account. It stores tracked plugin data and history in your WordPress database. The optional commercial PRO add-on advertised on the PulseMetrics website is separate code distributed outside WordPress.org. It does not unlock bundled functionality, extend a trial, or remove limits from this plugin. This plugin never downloads or installs paid code. Top Plugins directory research is not included in this WordPress.org plugin. That separate feature is available only in the independently distributed Premium and PRO add-ons. Install and activate PulseMetrics, add your first WordPress.org plugin, and start turning public directory data into practical improvements. Tutorial Watch the PulseMetrics video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_coBzLdIMBo

1.0.7

• Rebuilt Competitors around selecting your plugin, reviewing its competitor suggestions, and running a separate two-plugin comparison.
• Added cached WordPress.org shared-tag suggestions when connected keyword results are unavailable and clarified the source of each suggestion.
• Improved competitor query compatibility with strict database grouping rules.
• Kept WordPress admin notices outside PulseMetrics page headers.
• Improved keyword table alignment with compact single-line values and actions, balanced typography, and responsive layout.
• Made Search visibility & next steps and Tag directory positions span the full report width.
• Added a video tutorial to the plugin description.

1.0.6

• Styled View search results and Choose another competitor as rounded buttons and added space below the new search phrase field.
• Added explanations and direct next-step links for search visibility, competition estimates, and review priorities.
• Clarified tag directory positions, matching plugin counts, limited competitive context, and the difference from keyword search rankings.
• Added links to public tag listings and show when each tag position was checked.
• Updated SEO page wording to describe the WordPress.org plugin listing rather than the underlying readme file.
• Restored automatically detected competitors below completed comparison results.

1.0.5

• Fixed SEO navigation so reports and completed analyses select the SEO menu.
• Replaced generic Action Center links with direct links to the relevant SEO report, search phrases, or plugin overview.
• Increased search-tracking text sizes and gave the connection and results panels equal width on wide screens.
• Added loading feedback, clear scan results, and a link to keyword search results for Check now.
• Fixed outdated keyword positions appearing when a plugin is absent from the latest completed scan.
• Simplified completed competitor comparisons to start with Competitor snapshot and added Change competitor.
• Renamed Trends to Plugin history and show a baseline message until multiple daily snapshots are available.

1.0.4

• Added WordPress.org plugin search and autocomplete to competitor comparisons.
• Redesigned competitor comparisons with plugin identities, listing scores, side-by-side metrics, opportunities, and strengths.
• Improved contrast and responsive behavior across comparison cards.
• Redesigned Trends and Version Impact with snapshot summaries, exact chart values, clearer release tracking states, and explanations of rounded WordPress.org data.

1.0.3

• Fixed competitor comparisons silently failing when WordPress.org rejects an invalid plugin slug.
• Added clear comparison errors and suggested matching WordPress.org plugins.
• Added support for entering either a plugin slug or a full WordPress.org plugin URL.
• Ensured the tracked plugin's readme analysis is available before calculating comparison gaps.

1.0.2

• Improved the readme description, installation instructions, tags, call to action, and refresh documentation.
• Aligned tag scoring with WordPress.org's five-tag limit.
• Improved title, screenshot, installation, changelog, and call-to-action scoring so recommendations favor useful content over arbitrary length.
• Clarified that PulseMetrics scores listing-quality signals and optimization heuristics, not official WordPress.org ranking factors.

1.0.1

• Restored intentional public access to reports built exclusively from public WordPress.org plugin data.
• Kept locally stored directory rankings protected by the administrator capability check.

1.0.0

• Initial public release.
• Added WordPress.org plugin tracking, health scores, readme SEO analysis, keyword-position checks, recommendations, notifications, comparisons, trends, and locally stored history.