Debug Bar Shortcodes
by Juliette Reinders Folmer · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 150+ installs across the portfolio →
Debug Bar Shortcodes adds a new panel to the Debug Bar that displays the registered shortcodes for the current request.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈38 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “debug bar”, “debug bar shortcodes” and “shortcodes” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 26.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2018-11-15Reviewers find it a helpful debugging tool that surfaces shortcodes from core, plugins, and themes, and the latest review confirms it still works fine.
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 3838 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
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: Last updated 3838 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| debugbar your tag | #7 | #4 | 0 |
| debug bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| debug bar shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 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
- “debug bar”, “debug bar shortcodes” and “shortcodes” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 565 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
10.5y ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 30 Apr 2016
8
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 20 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dahousecatz8.0y ago
Still works great with WP 4.9.8.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joel Cañas10.3y ago
More info for debugging!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Suzette Franck12.3y ago
I never knew how I could look at all the shortcodes, but this plugin lets you do just that, very helpful. Shows plugin codes regardless of whether they came from core, a plugin, or your theme. Nice job.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.
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
6 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 "Debug Bar Shortcodes adds a new panel to the Debug Bar that displays the registered shortcodes for the curr..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); 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 3 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,107 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "debugbar" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-01 40+ → 30+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 40+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-24 30+ → 40+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 40+ → 30+ down after 135 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 50+ → 40+ down after 66 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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Black Bar 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Debug Bar Post Types 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Debug Bar Taxonomies 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
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