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Shortcode Generator

by kylegetson · Uncategorized

Generate as many shortcodes. Keep pages synchronized for split testing, or reuse a specific peice of code on multiple pages.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
43 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 69/100
Support 70/100

43 health vs 68 average across 3,460 Uncategorized plugins

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.6, well behind 6.8.

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.

36 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 1/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 6086 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-25% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

40

now · peak 70

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

Shortcode Generator · #15887 Weaver Xtreme Theme · #2341 Popularis Extra · #2670 Weaver Show Posts · #3255

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈190

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations

Details

Version
1.1
Last updated
16.7y ago
Added
2009-11-12 · 16 yrs on WP
Requires WP
2.8.0
Tested up to
2.8.6
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2024-10-20 200+ → 100+ down after 58 days in band
  2. 2024-08-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
  3. 2024-08-22 200+ → 300+ up

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Shortcode Generator: 100+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/shortcode-generator