PageView
by John Godley · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 2.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Insert an iframe and display an external website directly in a post using just a shortcode.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “embed”, “html” and “iframe” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 75.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| iframe your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “embed”, “html” and “iframe” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 379 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow 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
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.6 · 7 Sep 2014
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years 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 29 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ PiAir1.2y ago
Since the last review from 2018 was/is a really negative one, I decided to add mine also. I’ve been using this plugin for ages now, and it still works. There are some things that could be improved to make it more safe and more “2025”: Sanitize All Shortcode Attributes: Use sanitize_text_field() for all user-supplied attributes before use, even if you escape them on output. Defensive Defaults: Ensure all attributes have safe defaults and are validated. Escaping: You already use esc_url() and esc_html(), but also use esc_attr() for all HTML attributes. Remove Deprecated PHP: The use of &$this in add_shortcode is not needed in modern PHP. I don’t know how to suggest codechanges via SVN, but if the code is somewhere in github, I’m happy to provide them. And others: thank you for providing this plugin for free all those many years ago! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marjoline8.2y ago
Hi, I tried this with my current template and on 2015, used the given examples, brought them across with copy/paste, not typo’s, it simply didn’t work. At best it yielded an empty space where the embedded webpage should have been. The one star is for the good idea, now the challenge for the maker will be to put it into practice so that it works! Disappointed, Marjoline
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shivan9910.2y ago
simple to use, does what it says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ technista10.5y ago
Easy to use and configure. Was able to successfully add and resize my iframe in minutes. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bizfundi11.0y ago
Thanks, solved a problem for me with a click of a button 😀 This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by bizfundi. Reason: Fixed spelling error
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ melvie11.8y ago
Easy iframe insertion on your WordPress pages.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Insert an iframe and display an external website directly in a post using just a shortcode."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 509 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "embed" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-10-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 676 days in tier
- 2021-11-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 231 days in tier
- 2021-04-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 587 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 8K+ → 4K+ down after 1113 days in tier
- 2016-08-17 9K+ → 8K+ 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).
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Embed Iframe 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D - U Unfiltered MU 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D
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Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - I iframe 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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Advanced iFrame 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reveal IDs 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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