Google Docs Shortcode
by r-a-y · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 400+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily embed a Google Doc into your blog posts
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈260 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “google docs” and “shortcode” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 22.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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
51/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
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 4049 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
No "Tested up to" declared, treated as a major version behind
4.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4049 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google docs your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “google docs” and “shortcode” 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 271 · 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
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.
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
11.1y ago
latest release · v0.4 · 30 Sep 2015
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 56% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1391290412.3y ago
…to implement Google docs in your homepage. At least I didn’t find any other working solution if you want to show the content of a google doc direct from your Google Drive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hugme13.1y ago
I just needed the spreadsheet section but there are very few things it actually does. You get an option to embed a spreadsheet and change the size… that’s it. it works, but that’s all I can say about it. No option to change individual row sizes no option to alternate shades between rows no option to turn off the scrolling bars at the bottom and side and just print the spreadsheet no option to hide columns for your notes no option to just display a single tab (gid=) I’m currently using inline spreadsheet viewer, I’m looking for something else because it hasn’t been updated in 2 years but it’s still the most feature rich google spreadsheet plugin I’ve found.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rsc13.5y ago
Works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dlittle80013.8y ago
Does just what I want.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 24 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily embed a Google Doc into your blog posts"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 424 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-24 300+ → 200+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 200+ → 300+ up after 164 days in tier
- 2025-11-08 300+ → 200+ down after 587 days in tier
- 2024-03-31 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-03-25 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 400+ → 300+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2024-03-09 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-08 400+ → 300+ down after 7 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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Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Google Docs Shortcode into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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