Home Sweet Home
v1.1by markciotola · updated 2 years ago
Provides a panel on the Dashboard that provides an easy-to-find link to the site home page for lost new users.
- Rank
- #60,884
- No change yet
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 5
- Fewer than 10 reported · High
- Total downloads
- 1.6K
- 1,562 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Home Sweet Home at a glance
Home Sweet Home is a WordPress plugin by markciotola with fewer than 10 active installs, the #60,884 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 time, about the same as the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.1 came out on Jun 8, 2024, more than 2 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 6.5.14. Among the 10 plugins tagged “home page”, it ranks #7. It was first released in 2024.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 11, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats27 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Home Sweet Home |
|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 5 · -44.4% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 5 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 5 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 5 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 9 |
Rank over time
#60,884 · down 11,358 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #60,884 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #67,762 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #56,537 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #59,507 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #68,878 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #59,312 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #55,309 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #54,672 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #55,972 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #59,312 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #49,526 |
Growth %
Average -4.42% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | +66.67% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | -20.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +66.67% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -40.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | -16.67% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +20.00% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | -28.57% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -22.22% |
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
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Downloads +0%
- Tested up to 6.5.13 → 6.5.14
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.1
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- 6.5.14
- Requires PHP
- –
- First released
- Jun 8, 2024
- Last updated
- Jun 8, 2024
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Home Sweet Home
How many websites use Home Sweet Home?
Home Sweet Home is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. That makes it the #60,884 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Home Sweet Home been downloaded?
1,562 times in total since 2024. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 times. See download stats
When was Home Sweet Home last updated?
Version 1.1 came out on Jun 8, 2024 (2 years ago).
Is Home Sweet Home compatible with the latest WordPress?
Home Sweet Home’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.5.14, 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 Home Sweet Home still maintained?
Its last release was 2 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Home Sweet Home have?
No one has reviewed Home Sweet Home on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Home Sweet Home?
The plugins most like Home Sweet Home, by the tags they share, are Page scroll to id (100K+), Remove Dashboard Access (30K+) and Exclude Pages (20K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 5 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 1.6K |
| Author | markciotola |
| First released | Jun 8, 2024 |
| Version | 1.1 |
| Requires WP | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | – |
| Last updated | Jun 8, 2024 |
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