Relative URL ShortCode
by mainsufian · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 520+ installs across the portfolio →
Now its easy to change domains and keep links and images fine you just need to use this shortcode [base_url] as your base url for links and images.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈580 estimated
Momentum
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no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “relative”, “relative url” and “shortcode” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.4%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 6.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1348 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1348 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| addshortcode your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| relative your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| relative url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| url your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “relative”, “relative url” and “shortcode” 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 1K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 22 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dmtalon2.7y ago
was hoping to use this to make a new site I’m spinning up to replace an existing/old one more ‘move proof’ however for some reason the colon is missing in the URL that is generated with the short code. My site is using https, and the urls created are ‘https//temp.domain.com’ without the colon so it fails. I looked at the code a bit (not a developer) and it wasn’t obvious how I might modify it to work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Faisal Sarfraz9.5y ago
Simple and to-the-point plugin. Exactly what I was looking for
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lennekel9.6y ago
Great little plugin. You need to replace the base url by [base_url]. That’s all. Works for images and for links in pages. Very small drawback: doesn’t work in text widgets… Thanks! Lenneke
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mainsufian10.6y ago
This Plugin is Best when you need to work on test domain like localhost or on some sub domain and you need to move data or transfer complete site then it’s best to keep links fine.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1
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
0 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 360 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("addShortCode", "relative", "Relative_URL" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-19 600+ → 500+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 600+ → 500+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 700+ → 600+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2025-10-19 800+ → 700+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-13 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-12 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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Shortcode Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - B Basic URL ShortCodes 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- R Relative Image URLs 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Absolute Relative URLs 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - P Peter’s Blog URL Shortcodes 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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JSM file_get_contents() Shortcode 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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