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ND Shortcodes

by nicdark · Page Builders

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⚠ Stale⚠ Open vulnerability

Health

D 52/100

Stale · Open vulnerability

Active installs

20K+

≈29K estimated

Momentum

+32%

downloads vs prior 30d

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52 Health · D
Maintenance 37/100
Rating quality 64/100
Support 70/100
Security 40/100

52 health vs 72 average across 1,890 Page Builders plugins

20K+

Active installs

≈29K estimated

421.4K

Total downloads

since 2016 · 4.7% still active

3.6/5

Rating

3.3 on wp.org · 13 reviews

+32%

1.3K

Downloads · 30d

category median +15%

Install conversion

How it's measured →

4.7%

of downloads still active

At least 20K of 421.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,263 plugins.

Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.

Ratings · 13 reviews

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5★
7 4★
0 3★
1 2★
0 1★
5

Details

Version
7.8
Last updated
1.6y ago
Added
2016-06-15 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
4.5
Tested up to
6.7.11
Requires PHP
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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.

75 / 100

Well optimized

Most to gain: Update recency

Update recency 45/100

Updated 592 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting

WP compatibility 100/100

Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8

Rating quality 64/100

3.3★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 3.93★ and held back under 25 reviews

Listing tuning 100/100

5 of 5 tags set · short description in place

To rank higher: Last updated 592 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+32% vs prior 30d
3431 Oct 2026

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19.5K · peaks are release surges

1.3K31 Oct 2026

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

ND Shortcodes · #1357youElements For Element · #1796Futurio Extra · #1411Popularis Extra · #2786

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

3.331 Oct 2026

Health trend

Composite health score, snapshotted daily

5231 Oct 2026

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.

6531 Oct 2026

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

1.6y ago

latest release · v7.8 · 18 Mar 2025

80

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

7.8 · 18 Mar 20257.7 · 13 Nov 20247.6 · 23 May 20247.5 · 22 May 20247.4 · 20 May 20247.3 · 17 May 20247.2 · 21 Nov 20237.1 · 23 Oct 20237.0 · 12 Jun 20236.9 · 26 May 20236.8 · 5 Apr 20236.7 · 20 Mar 20236.6 · 12 Oct 20226.5 · 11 May 2022

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v7.8 63%
v7.7 6.2%
v6.3 5.5%
Older / other versions 25%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
20K–30K ≈29K

Crossed into this band 5.9 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

Install history since 22 Jul 2019

20K31 Oct 2026

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. ★★★★★ w3bsolutions
    2.8y ago

    The developer does not seem to read the issues reported in the forum here. The CF7 integration is broken since 4 versions (6 months ago) and is still not fixed.

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  2. ★★★★★ alexio101
    3.1y ago

    Old version (6.6) has security vulnerabilities and new newer versions break contact forms . They dont even reply to support requests.

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  3. ★★★★★ playerwp
    4.5y ago

    can you add the tiktok icon for socials ?

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  4. ★★★★★ thomasbischoff
    5.5y ago

    I have WordPress 5.7.1, will nd shortcodes receive an update ?

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  5. ★★★★★ Anitei Alina
    6.3y ago

    I am not a programmer and this plugin helps me a lot.

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  6. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 14293447
    6.7y ago

    Not even half of the shortcodes visible in the screenshot are available, and to make things worse the Italian translation sucks therefore is misleading!

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  7. ★★★★★ jsrit
    9.4y ago

    I was hoping for more powerful. It is not working and showing errors. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by jsrit.

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  8. ★★★★★ mengeco
    9.6y ago

    Warning: this plugin installs a new tab “WP Theme” for “Wedd Planner” which offers paying themes. I don’t like this commercial approach! And the features do not add anything compared to those of Visual de Composer.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 7.8 improving elementor demo importer 7.8
  2. — Version 7.7 added new css classes 7.7
  3. — Version 7.6 removed nd_options_enable_svg_media_upload() function for avoid svg image upload and improve sicurity 7.6
  4. — Version 7.5 improved css classes and some notices messages 7.5
  5. — Version 7.4 improved elementor import 7.4
  6. — Version 7.3 fixed undefined variable notices on imported elementor demo feature 7.3

Security history

via Wordfence Intelligence

1 open vulnerability affects the current version (7.8). 5 of 6 disclosed are patched.

  1. Open Medium · 6.4 ND Shortcodes <= 7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2026-10-22 CVE-2026-114702 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 7.8 No patch available
  2. Patched Medium · 6.4 ND Shortcodes <= 7.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-05-24 CVE-2024-5220 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 7.5 Patched in 7.6
  3. Patched Medium · 6.4 ND Shortcodes <= 6.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
    2023-06-12 CVE-2022-4623 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.9 Patched in 7.0
  4. Patched Medium · 6.4 ND Shortcodes <= 6.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Local File Inclusion ↗
    2023-06-12 CVE-2023-1273 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 6.9 Patched in 7.0
  5. Patched Medium · 6.4 ND Shortcodes <= 6.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2022-07-01 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.5 Patched in 6.6
  6. Patched Medium · 6.1 ND Shortcodes <= 5.9.1 - Unauthenticated WordPress Options Update ↗
    2019-07-31 CVE-2019-15771 Improper Privilege Management Affects < 6.0 Patched in 6.0

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CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

✓ 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

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

3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026

Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.

  • ✓ Says what it does "The plugin adds some useful components to your page builder ( Elementor or WP Bakery Page Builder ). All co..."
  • ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
  • ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
  • ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
  • ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor.
  • ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
  • ! Enough to quote 192 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
  • ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "elementor library", "shortcodes" do not.

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2020-11-29 10K+ → 20K+ up

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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ND Shortcodes: 20K+ active installs, 3.3★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/nd-shortcodes

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