Drop Shadow Boxes

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wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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Reviewers keep calling it simple to install and reliable over years of use, with warm words for the developer's support, and only one older complaint about alignment breaking on a WordPress update.

1. ★★★★★ dsitechmktg

   2.6y ago

   This plugin is exactly as described and works great!

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2. ★★★★★ meijin2k

   4.0y ago

   This is just an outstanding little plugin that I found today! My thanks to the author creating it as it is now serving a good purpose for me. Easy to install and use…what more could you ask for? Very much what I was looking for and highly recommended!

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3. ★★★★★ Matthew

   4.1y ago

   Using this thing for years on a site. Still works!

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4. ★★★★★ JS

   4.1y ago

   fuktioniert wunderbar

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5. ★★★★★ reviewzines

   5.8y ago

   Dosent properly work with wordpress 5.5.3.There is alignment issues happening.please fix,and I will updade my review.

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6. ★★★★★ Tanmoy Biswas

   7.0y ago

   Excellent Plugin! Thanks for hard work This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by Tanmoy Biswas.

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7. ★★★★★ rajvivan

   7.5y ago

   This sounds good but what I am more interested to know , can we add a hyperlink inside the buttons? I want to add 5 button in single row, then another 5 buttons in another row and so own. Please let me if it is possible or not

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8. ★★★★★ jnull

   7.7y ago

   Outstanding plugin and even more outstanding support from Steve!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.7.15 Added security enhancements. 1.7.15
2. — Version 1.7.14 Added security enhancements. 1.7.14
3. — Version 1.7.13 Added security enhancements. 1.7.13
4. — Version 1.7.12 Added security enhancements. 1.7.12
5. — Version 1.7.11 Added security enhancements. 1.7.11
6. — Version 1.7.10 Added security enhancements. 1.7.10

6 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.3 Drop Shadow Boxes <= 1.7.14 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗
   2024-11-15 CVE-2024-10262 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 1.7.14 Patched in 1.7.15
2. Medium · 6.4 Drop Shadow Boxes <= 1.7.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-11-20 CVE-2023-5469 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.7.13 Patched in 1.7.14
3. Medium · 6.1 Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get ↗
   2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects 1.5.8 - 1.7.10 Patched in 1.7.12
4. Medium · 6.4 Drop Shadow Boxes <= 1.7.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-05-15 CVE-2023-23833 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.7.10 Patched in 1.7.11
5. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.7.4 Patched in 1.7.4
6. High · 8.8 Freemius SDK <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update ↗
   2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.7.2 Patched in 1.7.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Translated into 76 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 52 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-09 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-07-07 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-07-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 371 days in tier
4. 2024-06-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 589 days in tier
5. 2022-11-18 7K+ → 6K+ down

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Drop Shadow Boxes: 4K+ active installs, 5.0★ (77 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/drop-shadow-boxes