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Include Content By Shortcode

by kashanshah · Uncategorized

Also makes 2 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →

This plugin allows you to include content from a custom post type by using a shortcode. You can also add custom CSS and JS to the included content.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
58 Health · C
Maintenance 30/100
Rating quality 80/100
Support 70/100

58 health vs 56 average across 16,379 Uncategorized plugins

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.

69 / 100

Room to improve

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 39/100
WP compatibility 88/100
Rating quality 55/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 675 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+148% vs prior 30d
-1Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

52

now · peak 110

5330d downloads · Aug 26

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

Include Content By S · #20493 you RPS Include Content · #7922 Include Me · #3557 JSM file_get_content · #10942

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.

1.1Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

1.8y ago

latest release · v0.5

11

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

0.5 · 1.8y ago0.4.1 · 5.7y ago0.4.0 · 5.7y ago0.3.0 · 7.3y ago0.2.1 · 8.2y ago0.1 · 8.2y ago0.0.9.6 · 8.3y ago0.0.9.3 · 8.3y ago0.0.9.2 · 8.3y ago0.0.9.1 · 8.3y ago0.0.9 · 8.3y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 66% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v0.5 66%
v0.4 34%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
50–60 ≈59

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations

50Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Details

Version
0.5
Last updated
1.8y ago
Added
2018-05-26 · 8 yrs old
Requires WP
4.0.1
Tested up to
6.6.7
Requires PHP
5.2.4

Recent reviews

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  1. mengeco
    5.5y ago

    Hello, This plugin is exactly what I’m looking for, thank you very much, but do you plan to update for a long time? Best Regards

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  2. jofer
    5.5y ago

    I manage many seasonal hotel and vacation rental sites. The low, mid, and high season dates change from year to year but are the same for all offerings at each property. With this plugin I create a shortcode containing the dates of each seasonal period and insert it in each price table. When I modify the dates in the plugin they are updated also in all tables. Excellent! Thank you very much!

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  3. hfareed112143
    8.2y ago

    From this plugin i can now easily include pages.

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  4. kashanshah
    8.2y ago

    I’ve been using it on multiple sites. It helps me managing website a lot. A lot of sections are used in multiple pages. Using these sections through shortcode helps me synchronisation among the same sections throughout the website.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-02-14 40+ → 50+ up after 7 days in tier
  2. 2025-02-07 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in tier
  3. 2025-02-01 40+ → 50+ up after 13 days in tier
  4. 2025-01-19 50+ → 40+ down after 17 days in tier
  5. 2025-01-02 40+ → 50+ up after 16 days in tier
  6. 2024-12-17 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in tier
  7. 2024-12-14 40+ → 50+ up after 34 days in tier
  8. 2024-11-10 50+ → 40+ down after 5 days in tier

Competes with

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