MachForm Shortcode
by Laymance Technologies · Blocks
Easily use MachForm forms on your WordPress site!
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “block” and “forms” 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.
87 health vs 71 average across 2,523 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 15.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 2 releases 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 74 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
32%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| appnitro your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| machform your tag | #1 | #1 | — |
| shortcode inside shortcode | #5 | #14 | 0 |
| shortcode your tag | #18 | #20 | up 4 |
| do shortcode | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| all shortcode | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block” and “forms” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.6.1 · 18 Aug 2026
9
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 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 10 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ douladeanna10.3y ago
I have machforms v 3.4 and this plugin really helped me. Prior to using it the forms were disabling my menu and weren’t showing up correctly in Safari among other weird twerks. Now – it works perfectly and I can keep using my self hosted machforms – which I love!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WebTeam32110.4y ago
This plugin is a must have for anyone using the Machform software as it makes working within WordPress so much better! Thanks for an awesome plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adventuresroom11.1y ago
I use MachForm since several years for two others of my HTML Websites and I wished I could integrate forms into my new WordPress site: http: // adventuresroom.com. With your Shortscode plugin my forms are perfectly integrated into the choosed theme and give an exceptional and professional appearance. Thanks for this Machform Shortcode you did a very good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Indione13.1y ago
This things works excellent! It really saved the day. I’d just tried to make my own plugin for this out of frustration and it didn’t work so it was fantastic to see someone had already tackled it. It’s shameful MachForms advertises that the forms can easily be added to wordpress when they really can’t. It took someone else to make a plug-in to get their forms to embed in wordpress.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.6.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
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 6.7.2
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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,515 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-29 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 300+ → 400+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-06-13 400+ → 300+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2025-05-30 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-29 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-27 400+ → 300+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2025-05-13 300+ → 400+ up after 3 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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Crowdsignal Forms 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shortcode Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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