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Shortcode to flag

by David Jetelina · Uncategorized

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Shortcode to flag is an easy plugin, that will allow you to insert flags with shortcodes.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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41 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 65/100
Support 70/100

41 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins

30+

Active installs

≈38 estimated

2.7K

Total downloads

since 2015

3.61★

Rating (adjusted)

2.8★ raw · 4 reviews

+33%

69

Downloads · 30d

category median +17%

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 11+ 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.

Directory ranking optimization

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How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

37 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 4/100
Rating quality 53/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 4252 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+33% vs prior 30d
-8Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

69

now · peak 155

7030d downloads · Aug 26

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 to flag · #24018 you Shortcodes Ultimate · #145 Column Shortcodes · #652 Meks Flexible Shortc · #1587

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

2.8Stars · Aug 26

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.

2.3Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.0 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
30–40 ≈38

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

Install history · since 2020-10-27 · 1,381 observations

30Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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.

Ratings · 4 reviews

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5★
1 4★
1 3★
0 2★
0 1★
2

Details

Version
1.0
Last updated
11.6y ago
Added
2015-01-09 · 11 yrs old
Requires WP
4.1
Tested up to
4.1.42
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ tejash91
    10.1y ago

    Hi i just installed and tried out the plugin. It works great even within Tablepress plugin. I had to change the css width/height to 20px.. cool.

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  2. ★★★★★ J.D. Grimes
    11.3y ago

    This plugin uses PHP’s eval() function, which is a poor coding practice and can easily lead to security vulnerabilities. I believe that the plugin uses eval() in a safe manner in the current version. However, due to the dangers of this function, it is often disabled by web hosts. Because of this, the plugin may not work on some hosts.

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  3. ★★★★★ caxla
    11.3y ago

    This plugin lets you place 40×40 pixel flags by using shortcodes in text, e.g. [US] for United States flag. I give 4/5 because for some reason [EU] flag is not showing. Otherwise it’s very good.

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  4. ★★★★★ uygar
    11.5y ago

    😉

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2025-11-22 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
  2. 2025-11-21 30+ → 40+ up after 21 days in tier
  3. 2025-10-31 40+ → 30+ down after 41 days in tier
  4. 2025-09-20 30+ → 40+ up after 334 days in tier
  5. 2024-10-21 40+ → 30+ down after 27 days in tier
  6. 2024-09-24 30+ → 40+ up after 58 days in tier
  7. 2024-07-28 40+ → 30+ down after 31 days in tier
  8. 2024-06-27 30+ → 40+ up after 6 days in tier

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