Include Me

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 81% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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

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1. ★★★★★ nullx8

   4.1y ago

   using this plugin for forever, it just laks the feature to fetch external sources, to accomplish this I added this in plugin.php if (isset($attrs['url'])) { return file_get_contents($attrs['url'], 0, stream_context_create(["http"=>["timeout"=>3]])); } this will fetch external URLs with the shortcode [includeme url=] With WP6 session data is somewhat cached, which caused some issues, but overall it works just as expected.

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2. ★★★★★ sleeplessinDC

   4.7y ago

   I tried many plugins to find a plugin that would allow me to replace my PHP includes statements with something that would work in the WordPress editor. This is the one! Using the short code [includeme file=’/filename.php’] is all you need. And it works with WordPress 5.8.2.

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3. ★★★★★ ldeschenes

   5.0y ago

   The developer of this plugin released a buggy version and do not even care answering the users for the last 3 weeks!!! Too bad! This plugin used to do the job for me but not anymore. I am switching to the “Insert page” plugin which does the job and is well manage.

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4. ★★★★★ rinogo

   5.1y ago

   I use this to enable version control (Git/GitHub) of custom code in vanilla WordPress Pages. No more coding Pages in WordPress’ editor! 🎉

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5. ★★★★★ davidjazz

   5.1y ago

   Simple, easy to use when files are in the includeme folder. I use it to copy posts into a page, works well, but… It would be nice if it had an option to copy the title of the post as well. Dave

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6. ★★★★★ asle

   5.1y ago

   So easy to use and does a great job including other php files and external sources. So good I can almost not believe it is free 🙂

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7. ★★★★★ Mike Orfanidis

   5.3y ago

   Brilliant in it’s simplicity. Already using it for custom loops where i need to control every aspect. [includeme file=”myloop.php” id=”” cat=”7″ tag=”5″ ids=”” ppp=”12″ width=”560″ ratio=”portrait” size=”medium_large” ] Kudos @satollo

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8. ★★★★★ Andrews32

   5.6y ago

   Probably the best plugin to add a PHP script (or another file, JS or iframe) via visual editor! Пожалуй, это лучший плагин, позволяющий в два счёта подключить скрипт PHP (или JS, или iframe) прямо из визуального редактора. Пробовал несколько плагинов – у них у всех не работал PHP. Этот же просто супер!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3.7 WP 6.9.1 check Removed php execution of metafield content Small code fix 1.3.7
2. — Version 1.3.6 WP 6.9 check PCP check 1.3.6
3. — Version 1.3.5 Added filter to the post custom field content if unfiltered HTML is not allowed Not clear why the post content if filtered by WP while the custom field is not. 1.3.5
4. — Version 1.3.2 iframe fix 1.3.2
5. — Version 1.3.1 Updated compatibility with WP 6.3.2 1.3.1
6. — Version 1.3.0 Added an option to include files from any location 1.3.0

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Include Me <= 1.3.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-09 CVE-2025-58983 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.2 Patched in 1.3.3
2. High · 8.8 Include Me <= 1.2.1 - Local File Inclusion leading to Authenticated Remote Code Execution ↗
   2022-01-02 CVE-2021-24453 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2

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

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-14 5K+ → 4K+ down after 417 days in tier
2. 2024-05-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 376 days in tier
3. 2023-05-13 7K+ → 6K+ 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).

• H HG3-Include 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• PHP Compatibility Checker 200K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• PHP Code Widget 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D
• I iframe 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A

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Include Me: 4K+ active installs, 4.8★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/include-me