Limited-Time Offer

Get Extra 20% off on FullCharge Yearly Plan — available for first 10 users only. Don’t miss out! 🚀

TrackWP

Ghost Update

v1.2.2

by CaphLabs · updated 9 months ago

Auto-refresh post/page, encourage recrawls by refreshing timestamps and optionally notifying Google. Boost SEO visibility without changing your conten …

indexing apiPost RefreshRecrawlscheduled updatesseo
WordPress.org SaveAnalyze reviews Track this plugin
Rank
#50,497
Down117 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 7
Fewer than 10 reported · High
Total downloads
885
885 all-time
Rating
–
0 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +33.3% (30d)·Toward 10+ · ETA unknown

Ghost Update at a glance

Ghost Update is a WordPress plugin by CaphLabs with fewer than 10 active installs, the #50,497 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times, 33% more than the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.2.2 came out on Jan 27, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 6.9.11. It leads the 3 plugins tagged “scheduled updates”. It was first released in 2025.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

Showing the last 30 days. Full history comes with any paid plan.See plans

Downloads over time

Download stats

53 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Ghost Update Compare series
Downloads over time: 28 days across 1 series.024Oct 9Oct 14Oct 18Oct 23Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 6.9.11
View as table
DateGhost Update
Nov 5, 20264
Nov 4, 20262
Nov 3, 20261
Nov 2, 20263
Nov 1, 20264
Oct 31, 20262
Oct 30, 20260
Oct 29, 20260
Oct 28, 20265
Oct 27, 20263
Oct 26, 20263
Oct 25, 20263
Oct 24, 20260
Oct 23, 20260
Oct 22, 20263
Oct 21, 20261
Oct 20, 20260
Oct 19, 20261
Oct 18, 20262
Oct 17, 20263
Oct 16, 20260
Oct 15, 20261
Oct 14, 20263
Oct 13, 20262
Oct 12, 20261
Oct 11, 20261
Oct 10, 20263
Oct 9, 20262

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 7 · +250.0% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.246Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 6.9.11
View as table
DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 20267
Nov 7, 20267
Nov 5, 20265
Nov 4, 20265
Nov 3, 20265
Nov 2, 20265
Nov 1, 20265
Oct 31, 20265
Oct 30, 20266
Oct 29, 20263
Oct 28, 20263
Oct 27, 20262

Rank over time

#50,497 · up 19,605 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 9 days across 1 series.#50K#60K#70KOct 27Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 6.9.11
View as table
DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#50,497
Nov 7, 2026#50,380
Nov 5, 2026#59,199
Nov 4, 2026#61,424
Nov 2, 2026#57,971
Oct 31, 2026#58,238
Oct 30, 2026#52,463
Oct 28, 2026#68,003
Oct 27, 2026#70,102

Growth %

Average +11.00% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.-100%0%100%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
View as table
DateGrowth
Nov 8, 20260.00%
Nov 7, 2026+20.00%
Nov 5, 20260.00%
Nov 4, 20260.00%
Nov 3, 20260.00%
Nov 2, 20260.00%
Nov 1, 20260.00%
Oct 31, 2026-16.67%
Oct 30, 2026+100.00%
Oct 29, 20260.00%
Oct 28, 2026+50.00%

Active installs band

Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 13 days across 1 series.-101Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 6.9.11
View as table
DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 7, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 6, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 5, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 4, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 3, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 2, 2026Fewer than 10
Nov 1, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 31, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 30, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 29, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 28, 2026Fewer than 10
Oct 27, 2026Fewer than 10

Search rankings

Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.

See where Ghost Update ranks in search

Track this plugin to check its position for the searches you choose, daily, with an alert when it moves.

Track this plugin

Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #68003 → #59199Downloads +33.3%
    • Tested up to 6.9.10 → 6.9.11

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.2.2
Requires WordPress
5.8
Tested up to
6.9.11
Requires PHP
7.2
First released
May 4, 2025
Last updated
Jan 27, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
…

Questions about Ghost Update

How many websites use Ghost Update?

Ghost Update is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. That makes it the #50,497 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Ghost Update been downloaded?

885 times in total since 2025. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times. See download stats

When was Ghost Update last updated?

Version 1.2.2 came out on Jan 27, 2026 (9 months ago).

Is Ghost Update compatible with the latest WordPress?

Ghost Update’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 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 Ghost Update still maintained?

Its last release was 9 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Ghost Update have?

No one has reviewed Ghost Update on WordPress.org yet.

What are the best alternatives to Ghost Update?

The plugins most like Ghost Update, by the tags they share, are Yoast SEO (10M+), Rank Math SEO (4M+) and All in One SEO (2M+). Compare all alternatives

Compare with competitors

Add up to 1 competitor. No account needed.

Starter · 1 competitor
Ghost Update
Suggested:
Metric
Ghost Update
Estimated installs≈ 7
Reported installsFewer than 10
Rating–
Reviews0
Total downloads885
AuthorCaphLabs
First releasedMay 4, 2025
Version1.2.2
Requires WP5.8
Requires PHP7.2
Last updatedJan 27, 2026

Alternatives to Ghost Update

Compare all alternatives

Popular plugins with the same tags, the most in common first.

Side by side:Ghost Update vs Yoast SEOGhost Update vs Rank Math SEOGhost Update vs All in One SEO

More by CaphLabs

See everything by CaphLabs

Other plugins from this author in our catalog.