Nested Shortcodes by Outerbridge
by Outerbridge · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A small plugin which allows you to use nest shortcodes (i.e. a shortcode within an enclosing shortcode) by implementing a simple do_shortcode filter
48 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1458 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
212
now · peak 399
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% run the current release. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-25 · 1,426 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Atanas Yonkov3.7y ago
That’s just a brilliant plugin! Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AceTech.me5.9y ago
Perfect utility plugin for WordPress
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcus Spanier7.6y ago
Updated an outdated theme and we run into the nested problem. this plugin saves our a**. thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ incometube8.0y ago
Works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ naenotenet8.6y ago
This is what I wanted for long time. Works great with Post Snippets plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bradfranklin8.6y ago
Thanks for sharing plugin. Was researching codex, found shortcode api info, but was confused as to how to code it. I’ll tell my collegues about your plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scott Kolbe8.8y ago
I was confused why my image/media shortcodes weren’t showing up in Post Grid plugin pages, and this solved it. Looks as if only one of the two shortcodes I have on the page are showing up, but otherwise this was exactly what I needed. Cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iJassar10.0y ago
This plugin simply solves the problem swiftly and cleanly. Maybe there is a reason for not having it integrated in WordPress, but if there isn’t, then it should be =D .
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-16 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 1K+ → 2K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-11-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 877 days in tier
- 2023-06-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2023-03-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2023-02-11 3K+ → 2K+ 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).
- B bbPress – Do Short Codes 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Dynamic Shortcode 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Nested Pages 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D -
Apollo13 Framework Extensions 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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