Gist GitHub Shortcode
by Claudio Sanches · Uncategorized
Adds Github Gists in your posts via shortcode
47 health vs 59 average across 7,145 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.18.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2167 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
42
now · peak 92
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-02-22 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-21 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-02-19 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-02-15 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-02-13 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-02-11 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-10 300+ → 200+ down after 336 days in band
- 2024-03-11 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/gist-github-shortcode" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Gist GitHub Shortcode — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Gist GitHub Shortcode: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gist-github-shortcode