Hide Broken Shortcodes
by Scott Reilly · Uncategorized
Also makes 64 other plugins · 78.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Prevent broken shortcodes from appearing in posts and pages.
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Health
B 81/100
no flags
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content”, “post” 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.
81 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 27.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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 178 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| coffee2code your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| broken shortcodes | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| broken shortcode | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| broken | #9 | #16 | 0 |
| shortcodes your tag | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| copyright shortcode | #17 | #16 | down 1 |
| hide title | #19 | #20 | up 2 |
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content”, “post” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 482 · 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
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.
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
6mo ago
latest release · v2.0 · 6 May 2026
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months 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 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee3.4y ago
VERY Useful Tool – 5-Stars!!! Working fine, THANKS!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nemausus303.8y ago
Super !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sob24.3y ago
Does the job, nice.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Morshed Alam7.9y ago
This plugin does what it says. Really a great plugin. Thank you developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zakisp8.7y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mstoneman9.4y ago
Not flashy. Does one thing and does it right. If shortcode isn’t working, readers can’t see it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Flam6969.9y ago
For beginners, what to do? How it works ? Make a SQL query? My shortcodes are always visible in the post and the pages …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Noahj11.7y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,459 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "coffee2code" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-18 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 400+ → 500+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2025-11-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 400+ → 500+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-11 500+ → 400+ down after 194 days in tier
- 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).
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Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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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
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WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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