GedShow
by colinsp · Uncategorized
GedShow creates a shortcode to display the contents of an uploaded gedcom file to show the family history of individuals in the file.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “genealogy”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 8.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 945 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 945 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gedcom your tag | #6 | #3 | down 1 |
| ancestors your tag | #18 | #12 | up 2 |
| genealogy your tag | #14 | #5 | down 2 |
| sns | #19 | #11 | down 2 |
| family your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| family history your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “genealogy”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “family” and “family history” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 396 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ joevansteen3.7y ago
Provides a nice set of views for presentation of genealogy data from GEDOM files. However, the conflict with the Media Library Assistant plugin appears unnecessary as the RootsPersona plugin has no such problems in the same environment. In addition, problems which appear and disappear when using double versus single quotes to provide shortcode parameters again seem to be unnecessary complications in usage. I generally like to difference in presentation, but environmental restrictions do not warrant a 5 star rating. Needing to deactivate and re-activate MLA in order to upload GEDCOM files are problematic. Very nice supplementary, or alternative, views if the MLA issue is not a concern. This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by joevansteen. Reason: Corrections to phrasing and corrections provided by AI assistance in original text
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ flk733.7y ago
Do what I need, and it’s great. Thanks for your job !I have few questions, for a project I’m trying to do : – when could we have a french version?– when I Import a gedcom from heredis, i have some dates converted in 1970-01-01, why?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jrereeves4.4y ago
Just found this and so far I like it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alperian4.7y ago
Installed this and realised that under the simplicity is so much power. If you want to get your family tree into WordPress, then you probably need to look no further. Maybe the best feature is the links to WordPress pages from (what is essentially) an embedded GED site. So if you set up WP pages for each ancestor, from a template, you can use (for instance) Elementor or Blocks to fill that page with galleries of certificates, photos, slideshows of their life etc. The short-codes also mean that you can embed more GED info into those pages. Excellent plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nielsk615.6y ago
After many months of entering family tree data into a Windows program, I exported this as a GED file. The import to GEDShow worked seamlessly in my WordPress admin panel. It was a thrill to see the data appear on my WordPress website accordingly. Thank you so much, guys! There is of course room for further styling options for this plugin. However, I prefer a plugin that is kept up-to-date regarding important basics instead of one that has all the bells and whistles but no updates or support further down the road as WordPress evolves.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tzie6.6y ago
Doing a family website, and wanted to include a family tree. I have a GedCom of about 700 people and I was going to just pull out one branch of the family for the site. But then I realized how well the surname-sort short-code works and I uploaded the full file; and created four separated surname pages, each focused on major branches of the family. I also have one major index. This has worked well for me – and I love that I can choose to display full names – with PW protection – or conceal names of living members for privacy. I had a question and support was terrific too!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lesdeld7.6y ago
I installed GEDSHOW on my website. I like the idea of adding new information to my family tree by uploading an updated version of a new Gedcom. GEDSHOW has potential and I look forward to other releases.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 338117.7y ago
No bells and whistles, just a simple display of your GedCom data in blocks and trees. An option on the Plugin page to delete data would be great. The plugin only adds a few tables to your database so if you need to clean out the data to start over (I did a bunch of experiments with misc. data) it isn’t tedious.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "GedShow creates a shortcode to display the contents of an uploaded gedcom file to show the family history o..."
- ✓ 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,172 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ancestors", "genealogy" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-16 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-14 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-12 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-09-08 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-07 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-09-05 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-08-29 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-28 200+ → 100+ down after 4 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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RootsPersona 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A - G Genealogy 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
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AP Family Trees 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
AP Family Archive – Genealogy Website from GEDCOM — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
ForeBranch — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Genealogical Tree – Family Tree & Ancestry for WordPress 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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