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IndexNow Plugin
Fast indexing that sometimes ignores your privacy settings.
Poor rating
58/100
Users report broken statistics and accidental indexing of private pages.
Active installs
~150,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
3.2★
47 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+2%
Holding steady
275 → 281 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MAJORverified rating is 3.32★
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Holding steady · +2% in the last year
275/day a year ago→281/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayThe IndexNow Plugin has a polarizing reputation — some users find it easy to set up and functional, but a significant number report core reliability issues including broken submission tracking, noindex violations, dashboard performance problems, and largely absent support.
What people like
- +Easy to set up with minimal configuration required×3
- +Works as expected for automatic URL submission to Bing and Yandex on standard single-site installs×5
- +Multisite installation is possible if the plugin is installed at network level but activated per individual site
Common complaints
- −Plugin submits URLs that carry a noindex directive, which can cause unintended indexing of pages meant to be excluded from search×2
- −Submission statistics show zero activity (0 submissions, 0 failures) even after URLs are submitted, making it impossible to verify the plugin is working×2
- −Plugin does not function at all for some users — 'Get Started' button remains greyed out and setup cannot be completed×2
- −Broken or non-existent on WordPress Multisite for users who did not follow the specific network/site activation order
- −Support is effectively absent — questions go unanswered for months and the plugin is considered abandoned by at least one user×2
- −A JavaScript file (main.6b93cffc.js) reloads constantly, noticeably slowing down the WordPress dashboard
- −URLs reported as successfully submitted by the plugin are not verifiably indexed in Bing Webmaster Tools, raising doubts about actual effectiveness
- −Automatic submission mode does nothing for some users despite being enabled
Review trustReviews look organic
- 3.32★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.20★
- 13%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 47 total
Latest reviews · 47 analyzed
- 2026-05-18★★★★★garbageraudels1-shot
- 2026-05-09★★★★★THANK YOU SOMETHING ACTUALLY WORKS FROM MICROSOFTdadsfam
- 2026-04-28★★★★★Five Stars All the Waytradesouthwest
- 2026-03-31★★★★★I don't think it works… 0 Submissions?Owen
- 2026-02-20★★★★★Works well, but has a small loading issueguguan123
- 2025-08-11★★★★★No support, plugin abandoned, plugin submits URLs with noindex directivesReed Sutton
- 2024-12-14★★★★★Good hassle free pluginTeam Khumbaya
- 2024-03-18★★★★★WorksDimaW
- 2024-02-28★★★★★pak timezzabi qureshi
- 2024-02-15★★★★★A Great pluginespmahmoud
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
304
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
281
Prior 7-day baseline
271
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
365
Mean release-day peak (30d)
308
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+8.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.67
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
51%
5★ share in analyzed sample
13%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.23 → 3.32★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered