Child Pages Shortcode
by Takayuki Miyauchi · Uncategorized
Also makes 20 other plugins · 39.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
You can use shortcode for display child pages from the page.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+51%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “shortcode” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.2%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 95.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,774 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3261 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3261 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “shortcode” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 394 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.9.3 · 26 Apr 2015
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 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 20 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ MoghillPat5.1y ago
Just for anyone else encountering problems, this plugin outputs php errors in php 7.4 and above This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by MoghillPat. Reason: Change stars to 1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Monika11.9y ago
This is a very nice plugin, working as described. I’ve tested three plugins for displaying children, this one is the only one which works 🙂 Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omochi12.0y ago
使わせていただいてます♪ありがとうございます。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ randaloulton12.0y ago
It’s entirely possible that I’m not seeing from the directions how to configure this.. that being said, it sadly seems to default to doing the child pages side by side with 3 columns, which don’t appear to size down well for responsive. Couldn’t see an obvious way to do a more responsive way of just 1 column, with picture to the left, text to the right.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ northern12121212.0y ago
Works well. But it would be nice if there were documentation about what shortcode options can be used.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Masdi12.2y ago
Line 64 : child-pages-shortcode.min.js not found. It’s inside js folder.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Catalin Pop12.3y ago
This is a very nice plugin, working as described. Nice job ! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ altansadak12.5y ago
🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "You can use shortcode for display child pages from the page."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,482 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 1 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-23 5K+ → 6K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-08-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 421 days in tier
- 2024-06-21 7K+ → 6K+ down after 343 days in tier
- 2023-07-14 8K+ → 7K+ down after 283 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2022-08-09 10K+ → 9K+ down
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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Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
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