Shortcake (Shortcode UI)
by Daniel Bachhuber · Uncategorized
Shortcake makes using WordPress shortcodes a piece of cake.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “10K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-19 · 1,407 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2023-11-26 20K+ → 10K+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-11-24 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-11-23 20K+ → 10K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D -
Apollo13 Framework Extensions 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
ND Shortcodes 20K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag C -
Futurio Extra 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Meks Flexible Shortcodes 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C
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