David’s Pithy Quotes
v1.0.9by dvg · updated 17 years ago
Allows you to save short quotations / sayings / comments to a database table and then display them randomly on your site.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- Fewer than 10
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 1.7K
- 1,706 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
David’s Pithy Quotes at a glance
David’s Pithy Quotes is a WordPress plugin by dvg with fewer than 10 active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0.9 came out on Jun 18, 2009, more than 17 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 2.8. It was first released in 2009.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats16 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | David’s Pithy Quotes |
|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
Rank over time
Growth %
Active installs band
Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
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Change log
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Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0.9
- Requires WordPress
- 2.7.1
- Tested up to
- 2.8
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Jun 16, 2009
- Last updated
- Jun 18, 2009
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about David’s Pithy Quotes
How many websites use David’s Pithy Quotes?
David’s Pithy Quotes is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it.
How many times has David’s Pithy Quotes been downloaded?
1,706 times in total since 2009. See download stats
When was David’s Pithy Quotes last updated?
Version 1.0.9 came out on Jun 18, 2009 (17 years ago).
Is David’s Pithy Quotes compatible with the latest WordPress?
David’s Pithy Quotes’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 2.8, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is David’s Pithy Quotes still maintained?
Its last release was 17 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does David’s Pithy Quotes have?
No one has reviewed David’s Pithy Quotes on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to David’s Pithy Quotes?
The plugins most like David’s Pithy Quotes, by the tags they share, are Nice Quotes Rotator (80+), Easy Quotes (700+) and XV Random Quotes (300+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 1.7K |
| Author | dvg |
| First released | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Version | 1.0.9 |
| Requires WP | 2.7.1 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jun 18, 2009 |
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