AC Custom Loop Shortcode
by Richie Arnold · Uncategorized
A simple WordPress plugin that creates a shortcode to loop through posts, pages, or custom post types and display them anywhere on your site.
56 health vs 57 average across 9,905 Uncategorized plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 548 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 131
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 282 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-08 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-03-06 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-02-24 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-02-18 30+ → 20+ down after 16 days in band
- 2026-02-02 20+ → 30+ up after 86 days in band
- 2025-11-08 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-11-07 20+ → 10+ down after 108 days in band
- 2025-07-22 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
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