Documents Shortcode
by Dougal Campbell · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 830+ installs across the portfolio →
A [documents] shortcode which will display a list of attached files, with file type icons, and linked to the files for easy downloading.
45 health vs 56 average across 16,376 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 4.3.34, 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 4023 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
69
now · peak 84
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
11.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.1
2
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2016-04-22 · 1,381 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 1 reviews to 2013-10-22The one review here is a happy five star note calling it great and simple, with a request for document descriptions.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Pippin Williamson12.9y ago
Great and simple. The only thing I would add is the ability to show document descriptions.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-19 90+ → 80+ down after 58 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-14 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-01-02 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 100+ → 90+ down
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