Event Codes – Shortcodes that work with other event plugins
by WPDwarves · Booking & Events
Event Codes plugin can be used with The Events Calendar to display events list or events summary using shortcodes. This is especially useful since Eve …
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
-37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “event” and “event shortcode” for “modern tribe” and “eve”. “event” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “modern tribe” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “event shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “eve” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
45 health vs 69 average across 1,839 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 2.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 941 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, well behind 6.8.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2462 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2462 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.
28
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eve | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| modern tribe | #17 | #20 | 0 |
| event your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| event calendar shortcode your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| event shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| events your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “event” and “event shortcode” for “modern tribe” and “eve”. “event” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “modern tribe” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “event shortcode” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “eve” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 83 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
6.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.8 · 3 Feb 2020
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.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ eoik7.4y ago
Though not totally ready for translation. Great support, very reactive. This topic was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by eoik.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Event Codes plugin can be used with The Events Calendar to display events list or events summary using shor..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use case").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,518 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "event calendar shortcode", "event shortcode" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-07 40+ → 30+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 40+ → 30+ down after 456 days in tier
- 2024-10-31 50+ → 40+ down after 79 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 40+ → 50+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-08-07 50+ → 40+ down after 202 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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The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Events Manager 30K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Event Organiser 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
VS Event List 8K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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