A simple plugin to generate QR Code by shortcode for WordPress
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Add “base64” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
59 health vs 58 average across 25,753 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 7.4K 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
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 2 reviews to 2022-09-16An older reviewer called it the easiest free QR generator they'd found, while the most recent one says the plugin has no settings and stopped working without warning that payment was required, leaving a client's printed QR codes dead.
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 523 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 523 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.
38
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| doqrcode your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| qrcode shortcode your tag | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| qrcode your tag | #5 | #17 | down 2 |
| qrcode generator | #7 | #17 | down 1 |
| base64 | #22 | #24 | up 1 |
| barcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “base64” to your wp.org tags. You rank #22 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 361 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 27 May 2025
5
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 25 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
At the current install trend, crossing 500+ in roughly 361 days.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ DYNMC4.1y ago
Honestly, it sucks to use in WordPress. It has no settings. The app doesn’t request costs associated when you download it from WP, nor does it have a Pro Plan or Upgrade link that assumes to the user there is a cost associated… aaaand will shut down use if it isn’t paid for. My client is furious. Millions of dollars rides on this client and simply hinges on a QR code not working when he attended a conference, printed huge amounts of collateral at cost, a website and other outputs, only to have the QR Code app kick back and shows the end users that a cost is due for the app in WP. Amateur af. I’m hoping that the developers will get this back up and running for our website immediately. As is, this plugin only supports a short-code embed with no other options in WP. Doesn’t request costs to prevent it from shutting down on your project. Otherwise, I’d be happy. Who cares about paying for it if it works great. It’s the lack of transparency to the user in WP that really makes it worthless. It has potential, but not for WP currently. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by DYNMC. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by DYNMC.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonesenses5.5y ago
Es un plugin muy facil de usar, es gratis y es el mejor que he visto para generar codigos QR
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple plugin to generate QR Code by shortcode for WordPress"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 426 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("barcode", "DoQRCode", "qrcode shortcode" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-07 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-06 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-30 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 500+ → 400+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-08-23 400+ → 500+ up 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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Order Barcode for WC 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - W Wa Qrcode 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- Q QRCodes — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- W WP QRCode by Google Chart — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- Q QutenizeR — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for QRCode into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/doqrcode" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="QRCode — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> QRCode: 400+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/doqrcode
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