GIL Waiting Room
v2.0.1by Mateus Getulio Vieira · updated 2 months ago
A virtual waiting room for WordPress. Caps concurrent visitors at a limit you choose and queues everyone else with live position updates.
- Rank
- #69,371
- No change yet
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 3
- Fewer than 10 reported · High
- Total downloads
- 235
- 235 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
GIL Waiting Room at a glance
GIL Waiting Room is a WordPress plugin by Mateus Getulio Vieira with fewer than 10 active installs, the #69,371 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times, about the same as the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 2.0.1 came out on Aug 14, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.0.8. Among the 2 plugins tagged “capacity”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2026.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 11, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats61 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | GIL Waiting Room |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 3 · -57.1% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 5 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 7 |
Rank over time
#69,371 · down 11,243 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | #69,371 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #69,709 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #72,215 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #58,690 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #54,798 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #53,029 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #60,124 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #60,942 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #58,128 |
Growth %
Average -6.31% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +50.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -60.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | -16.67% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | +20.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -28.57% |
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 |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #60942 → #69709Downloads +0%
- Tested up to 7.0.7 → 7.0.8
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 2.0.1
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- 7.0.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- First released
- Aug 14, 2026
- Last updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about GIL Waiting Room
How many websites use GIL Waiting Room?
GIL Waiting Room is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. That makes it the #69,371 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has GIL Waiting Room been downloaded?
235 times in total since 2026. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 3 times. See download stats
When was GIL Waiting Room last updated?
Version 2.0.1 came out on Aug 14, 2026 (2 months ago).
Is GIL Waiting Room compatible with the latest WordPress?
It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, one version behind the current 7.1. Authors often update this line a few weeks after a release.
Is GIL Waiting Room still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 2 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does GIL Waiting Room have?
No one has reviewed GIL Waiting Room on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to GIL Waiting Room?
The plugins most like GIL Waiting Room, by the tags they share, are Mail Queue (1K+), GD Mail Queue (700+) and CrowdHandler virtual waiting room (100+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 3 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 235 |
| Author | Mateus Getulio Vieira |
| First released | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Version | 2.0.1 |
| Requires WP | 5.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Last updated | Aug 14, 2026 |
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