PixCodes
by pixelgrade · Uncategorized
Also makes 8 other plugins · 38.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
PixCodes offers a Classic Editor interface for inserting Pixelgrade shortcodes.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
8K+
≈8.5K estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “buttons”, “classic editor” and “columns” 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.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 215.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 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 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.10★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pixelgrade | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| tinymce your tag | #22 | #24 | down 4 |
| buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| classic editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| columns your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “buttons”, “classic editor” and “columns” 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 4.7K · 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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.3.9 · 13 Aug 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 16 Feb 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Florian10.8y ago
Perfect for eg. Rosa Theme but after update to the latest version, it won’t work in frontend to make an output such before the update 🙁 Can you please fix it? Florian
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3.8 Updated WordPress compatibility metadata for WordPress 7.0. Clarified Classic Editor support scope. Fixed Plugin Check errors in PixCodes’ release package. 2.3.8
- — Version 2.3.7 Security fixes and enhancements. Improve compatibility with WordPress 6.1.1. 2.3.7
- — Version 2.3.6 Improve compatibility with WordPress 5.7.2. 2.3.6
- — Version 2.3.5 Checked and made sure that the plugin works with the latest WordPress version (5.1) Fixed some edged cases for the OpenTable shortcode 2.3.5
- — Version 2.3.4 Update Select2 version to 4.0.3 2.3.4
- — Version 2.3.3 Fix: Shorcode insertion for WordPress 4.3 2.3.3
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.3.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 PixCodes <= 2.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-03 CVE-2022-4671 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.6 Patched in 2.3.7
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 75 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 51 more locales with partial translations.
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 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 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 Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 591 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "buttons", "columns" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-20 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-16 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 9K+ → 8K+ down after 204 days in tier
- 2025-08-23 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1144 days in tier
- 2022-07-06 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1401 days in tier
- 2018-09-04 30K+ → 20K+ down after 738 days in tier
- 2016-08-27 20K+ → 30K+ up after 343 days in tier
- 2015-09-19 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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Gridable 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 3 shared tags B - R Rescue Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Title and Nofollow For Links (Classic Editor) 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
TCD Classic Editor 6K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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