Debug Bar Shortcodes
by Juliette Reinders Folmer · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Debug Bar Shortcodes adds a new panel to the Debug Bar that displays the registered shortcodes for the current request.
46 health vs 56 average across 16,378 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 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.
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 3776 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
77
now · peak 565
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
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
10.3y ago
latest release · v2.0.3
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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-04-20 · 1,394 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
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.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dahousecatz7.8y ago
Still works great with WP 4.9.8.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joel Cañas10.1y ago
More info for debugging!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Suzette Franck12.1y 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 ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.
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 A -
Debug Bar Post Types 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Debug Bar Taxonomies 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Query Monitor 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
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