Hide Broken Shortcodes

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 47% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee

   3.3y ago

   VERY Useful Tool – 5-Stars!!! Working fine, THANKS!

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2. ★★★★★ nemausus30

   3.6y ago

   Super !

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3. ★★★★★ sob2

   4.2y ago

   Does the job, nice.

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4. ★★★★★ Morshed Alam

   7.7y ago

   This plugin does what it says. Really a great plugin. Thank you developer.

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5. ★★★★★ zakisp

   8.5y ago

   I installed the plugin but shortcode is still appearing The shortcode is a qtranslate language string documentation can be improved and maybe you can add troubleshooting section in the documentation or the reason why it might not work

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6. ★★★★★ mstoneman

   9.2y ago

   Not flashy. Does one thing and does it right. If shortcode isn’t working, readers can’t see it.

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7. ★★★★★ Flam696

   9.7y ago

   For beginners, what to do? How it works ? Make a SQL query? My shortcodes are always visible in the post and the pages …

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8. ★★★★★ Noahj

   11.5y ago

   Hey, good job and idea! Maybe this should be moved to the core? I found this working by accident actually. I made a shortcode and was wondering why it wasn’t appearing. Then I remembered I need to activate my shortcode first, THEN I realized your plugin stripped away the raw shortcodes from showing! Awesome mate!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 5 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-18 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-12-17 400+ → 500+ up after 25 days in tier
3. 2025-11-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-11-21 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-11-20 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
6. 2025-11-15 400+ → 500+ up after 4 days in tier
7. 2025-11-11 500+ → 400+ down after 194 days in tier
8. 2025-05-01 600+ → 500+ down after 1 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).

• Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• 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
• WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Hide Broken Shortcodes: 400+ active installs, 4.5★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hide-broken-shortcodes