Code Snippet DM
by George-Paul Crețu · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
Code Snippet DM enables you to display code snippets in a stylish way inside your content.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “code”, “display code” and “embed” for “dm”, “carbon” and “python”. “code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dm” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “display code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “carbon” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “embed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “python” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
67 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 13.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 436 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 436 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code snippet your tag | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| snippet your tag | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| code highlight | #21 | #21 | down 1 |
| carbon | #20 | #11 | down 2 |
| python | #20 | #14 | 0 |
| syntax highlight | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| custom snippet | #24 | #21 | — |
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| display code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 16 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
- Swap “code”, “display code” and “embed” for “dm”, “carbon” and “python”. “code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dm” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “display code” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “carbon” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “embed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “python” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “code snippet”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 517 · 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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.4 · 22 Aug 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 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 12 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ adcardosi4.6y ago
Looks like Carbon.now.sh but actually allows copying the text. Really happy with this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Banjoo5.3y ago
Very nice plugin! Clean and fast. The only issue i have is that if you set slim=”no”, the first line of code disappears half way under the top border, so most likely need a bit of padding added. Other than that it great, Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eli6.2y ago
This is what I had been looking for. It’s beautiful and simple. I wish there was a way make it show as a regular Gutenberg block, I also wish there was a way to limit the height of the snippet. For example many of my snippets are just one line, but the snippet takes up to 4 lines, it would be nice if one could control the height so things would look a little slicker. Other than that awesome plugin, no problems with it so far. Keep up the good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cesar Pinto7.6y ago
After spending the last couple of days looking for a plugin to give some style to my code snippets (basically CSS, PHP, and Javascript), this is the only one that worked just fine with ThriveArchitect (and I likely tested all of the ‘highlight’ plugins from the repository.) Simple, lightweight, great dark theme, works with a short-code and includes a ‘copy to clipboard’ button. If anything, I’d ask to be able to customize the text strings from the events ‘on success copy’ and ‘on error’ without having to mess with js files (maybe with a couple of extra parameters in the short-code.) Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
8 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 "Code Snippet DM enables you to display code snippets in a stylish way inside your content."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "if you want", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,717 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-13 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-12 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 600+ → 500+ down after 372 days in tier
- 2025-03-30 700+ → 600+ down after 711 days in tier
- 2023-04-19 600+ → 700+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2023-04-08 700+ → 600+ down 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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Code Embed 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
CodeColorer 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
CodePen Embed Block 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Snippet Vault 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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