Breadcrumbs Shortcode
by Puvox Software · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 40.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
[ ✅ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 b𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝓋𝑜𝓍 ] Show breadcrumbs for posts, pages and categories
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “breadcrumbs”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 9 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+3.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
-3.8
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| breadcrumbs your tag | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| breadcrumb | #20 | #22 | down 2 |
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “breadcrumbs”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “category”, “post” and “shortcode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 241 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ leocw6.4y ago
All breadcumb plugin except this one doesn’t work on my website. This is the only working plugin for my site. Moreover, the plugin has simple, strong interface and options I can do everything I want. I highly recommend this wonderful plugin to everyone. This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by leocw.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ angeljs7.8y ago
I’ve tried a lot of ways to get breadcrumbs to show on my site, but this is the only one that is simple and gives me all of the configuration I need to show full breadcrumbs, including the sub-categories, which a lot of others don’t show. Loving it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tazotodua7.9y ago
Initial version works as expected.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.49). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-08-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.44 Patched in 1.45
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "[ ✅ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 b𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝓋𝑜𝓍 ] Show breadcrumbs for posts, pages and categories"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 463 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "category" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-08 200+ → 100+ down after 80 days in tier
- 2024-09-19 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-17 200+ → 100+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2024-08-28 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-08-25 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-08-19 100+ → 200+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2024-08-06 200+ → 100+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2024-06-26 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Bulk Move 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D - D Disable Author Pages 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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