List Child Pages Shortcode
by Douglas Karr · Uncategorized
A simple plugin to add list of child pages within the content of a parent page.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈650 estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “subpages”, “child” and “orderby” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #10 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 9.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 44 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| child pages | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| child page your tag | #4 | #16 | 0 |
| list subpages shortcode | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| child | #10 | #19 | up 5 |
| list pages | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| subpages | #9 | #13 | up 1 |
| parent page your tag | #18 | #22 | down 1 |
| shortcode list | #6 | #20 | 0 |
| parent child posts | #6 | #19 | down 1 |
| list updated pages | #7 | #21 | down 1 |
| shortcode your tag | #22 | #22 | up 2 |
| parent child | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| list | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| parent pages | #10 | #21 | down 1 |
| pages list | #10 | #22 | down 2 |
| orderby | #18 | #21 | down 3 |
| child post | #11 | #21 | down 1 |
| medium | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| list id | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| page list | #20 | #24 | 0 |
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
49 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “subpages”, “child” and “orderby” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #10 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 693 · 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
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
1mo ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 18 Sep 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “600+”. 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 21 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ niallflynn6.3y ago
Really handy plugin. Examples are very handy too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaffray8.2y ago
All the previous plugins that solved this challenge are all dead or not maintained.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ douglaskarr8.2y ago
Would love to see this shortcode actually added to the core platform.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 List Child Pages Shortcode <= 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58021 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.1 Patched in 1.4.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple plugin to add list of child pages within the content of a parent page."
- ✓ 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 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,404 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-01 700+ → 600+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-10-25 600+ → 700+ up after 55 days in tier
- 2025-08-31 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-28 700+ → 600+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 600+ → 700+ up after 12 days in tier
Competes with
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