Ignore Code
by mattsaul · Uncategorized
Causes the visual editor to ignore code within the ignore_code shortcode. Great at keeping advanced HTML, JavaScript, or PHP code intact.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈28 estimated
Momentum
0%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “code”, “source code” and “tinymce” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 3.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 7.1.
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 3289 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 7.1
3.7★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3289 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| source code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tinymce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| validation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visual editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “code”, “source code” and “tinymce” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 79 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
9.0y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 2 Nov 2017
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 8 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ron Fredericks4.0y ago
I am using WordPress 6.1. My shortcodes are not ignored within the block editor with this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ avfadagio8.4y ago
This worked really well for me to preserve a HTML button I needed to insert. The downside is that anything between the codes don’t show up in the visual editor, but for single buttons that is not a big deal for me. I see it hasn’t been tested with latest versions of WP. Will this be updated? It is well worth it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rish309909.8y ago
Some of my button was messing up when I switch to visual tab but with this plugin my issue got resolved. Good job 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 7 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 275 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("source code", "tinyMCE", "validation" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 30+ → 20+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2026-03-02 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2026-02-04 30+ → 20+ down after 50 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 20+ → 30+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 30+ → 20+ down after 698 days in tier
- 2023-10-29 40+ → 30+ down after 288 days in tier
- 2023-01-14 50+ → 40+ down after 102 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 70+ → 50+ down
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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f(x) Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
tinyWYM Editor 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - T TinyMCE VisualBlocks 800+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Validated 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - V Visual Editor Font Size 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Manage TinyMCE Editor 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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