Difficulty Taxonomy
v1.0by Patrick Sletvold · updated 10 years ago
The Difficulty Taxonomy plugin adds a basic taxonomy for sorting posts into different difficulties.
- Rank
- –
- No change yet
- Active installs
- Fewer than 10
- As WordPress.org reports it
- Total downloads
- 1.2K
- 1,179 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Difficulty Taxonomy at a glance
Difficulty Taxonomy is a WordPress plugin by Patrick Sletvold with fewer than 10 active installs. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0 came out on Dec 1, 2016, more than 9 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 4.6.30. It was first released in 2016.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats18 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Difficulty Taxonomy |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 0 |
| 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
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 4.6.30
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Nov 30, 2016
- Last updated
- Dec 1, 2016
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Difficulty Taxonomy
How many websites use Difficulty Taxonomy?
Difficulty Taxonomy is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it.
How many times has Difficulty Taxonomy been downloaded?
1,179 times in total since 2016. See download stats
When was Difficulty Taxonomy last updated?
Version 1.0 came out on Dec 1, 2016 (9 years ago).
Is Difficulty Taxonomy compatible with the latest WordPress?
Difficulty Taxonomy’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 4.6.30, 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 Difficulty Taxonomy still maintained?
Its last release was 9 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Difficulty Taxonomy have?
No one has reviewed Difficulty Taxonomy on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Difficulty Taxonomy?
The plugins most like Difficulty Taxonomy, by the tags they share, are Posts in Page (10K+), Related Posts by Taxonomy (10K+) and Custom Post Type UI (1M+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 1.2K |
| Author | Patrick Sletvold |
| First released | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Requires WP | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Dec 1, 2016 |
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