Grid Shortcodes
by WP Darko · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 47.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
A responsive and easy-to-use tool for dividing your content in your posts/pages. This ultra-lightweight plugin allows you to put your content in colum …
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “columns” for “wordpress shortcodes”. “columns” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress shortcodes” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 26.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 275 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
26
Momentum
Losing ground
-2.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shortcodes your tag | #11 | #13 | down 3 |
| grid your tag | #21 | #21 | down 4 |
| rows your tag | #22 | #22 | down 5 |
| grid columns | #12 | #21 | down 5 |
| wordpress shortcodes | #24 | #22 | down 4 |
| columns shortcode | #18 | #21 | down 3 |
| content grid | #19 | #20 | down 2 |
| shortcodes plugin | #20 | #19 | down 4 |
| grid plugin | #22 | #22 | down 1 |
| responsive grid | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| columns your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 4 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
- Swap “columns” for “wordpress shortcodes”. “columns” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress shortcodes” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “rows”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-28, now #22. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “shortcodes”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
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
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 29 Jan 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.5 years 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 12 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jan4.8y ago
Easy to use an very simple to configure.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ramallogg7.0y ago
Trabaja con los bloques de Gutenberg y acepta html. Fantastico
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ UomoMacchina7.3y ago
Finally someone has developed this simple and very useful plugin. Thank you so much, dev!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bobdempsey837.9y ago
I’ve been looking for a grid plugin that works with WordPress 5. This plugin is perfect for the job. Very lightweight, with ample documentation and examples. Awesome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adrianogiannacco8.8y ago
I searched for a plugin like this for almost years. It does exactly what it says, in a solid and simple approach. Sometimes simplicity is difficult to find. Thank you very much for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oakhillman8.8y ago
This plugin is absolutely brilliant. Sometimes all you need is a simple way to divide the content area and that’s what this plugin does. I will say that it would be even more brilliant if you added parameters to set the background color and the text color. And btw, I ran it through the tenon.io accessibility analyzer and it came out with zero errors, so that’s a bonus.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PLR Videos10.0y ago
Simple, lightweight and responsive
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gnomag10.0y ago
So easy to use and works very well. Just press a button, select style and then it populates with code and shows where to add your comments. No conflicts at all. Very simple little plugin. SEO friendly. Well done developers.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Grid Shortcodes <= 1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-03-25 CVE-2024-29797 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1 Patched in 1.1.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A responsive and easy-to-use tool for dividing your content in your posts/pages. This ultra-lightweight plu..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Usage example").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 712 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("grid", "shortcode", "shortcodes" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-05-15 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-14 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-05-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1212 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 1K+ → 3K+ up
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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Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
Bootstrap Shortcodes 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Gridable 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meks Flexible Shortcodes 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - C Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
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