Custom Post Type List Shortcode
by Blackbird Interactive · Uncategorized
A shortcode with which you can easily list all of the posts within a post-type and sort by regular or custom fields.
46 health vs 65 average across 4,204 Uncategorized plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4237 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
152
now · peak 211
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-15 200+ → 100+ down after 442 days in band
- 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down after 383 days in band
- 2023-11-13 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-11-12 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-11-10 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-11-05 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-11-03 400+ → 300+ down after 13 days in band
- 2023-10-21 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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W4 Post List 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple CPT 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Post Content Shortcodes 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D - C Custom Post Type Editor 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C
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Ultimate Post List 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Sitemap Pages and Posts 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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