Drop Cap Shortcode

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Recent reviewers call it simple, easy to restyle and still working fine on newer WordPress, while the complaints about a bundled spam menu and sloppy markup all date back to 2014 and 2015.

1. ★★★★★ todindiana

   5.8y ago

   This works great in Classic WP 5.53, 2020-1112. Easy to change styles, just what I needed. Thank you.

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2. ★★★★★ ahmetcapulcu

   7.9y ago

   Easy to use. Really simple plugin but works. Thanks. (Maybe adding few options would be nice but can be done by changing plugin’s css I guess)

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3. ★★★★★ gusdelcastillo

   8.3y ago

   More flexible and easy to customize than any other.

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4. ★★★★★ Karl-Heinz Klug

   10.9y ago

   Cool Plugin, i like it.

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5. ★★★★★ alexdjordjic

   11.2y ago

   There is a problem. This plugin no works with adsense. Ads no appears

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6. ★★★★★ LibertyTalk FM

   11.8y ago

   Following an update to the most recent version, the plugin now installs the SPAM menu known as “Best Web Layout” listed in Admin Menu as BWL. Way to tarnish an otherwise good plugin with unwanted bloated junk.

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7. ★★★★★ Dan Knauss

   12.1y ago

   This plugin does not produce a true shortcode. It introduces non-standard, ambiguous markup — single open/close brackets around a single letter. This causes problems for excerpts and is indistinguishable from a commonly used way to indicate alterations in a quotation. Additionally, the plugin looks for each letter of the Latin alphabet and applies its own markup and CSS but without providing unique classes for each letter. This is useless for non-Latin alphabets, it’s useless if you want to create custom styles for each letter, and it’s useless in every other respect as well.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-22 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-21 500+ → 600+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2026-04-15 600+ → 500+ down after 210 days in tier
4. 2025-09-17 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-09-16 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-09-14 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-09-11 600+ → 700+ up after 17 days in tier
8. 2025-08-25 700+ → 600+ down after 13 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).

• Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
• Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C
• Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
• Shortcode in Menus 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B

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Drop Cap Shortcode: 500+ active installs, 3.3★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode