Shortcodes In Use
by wizzud · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
List all the shortcodes that you have used within your content or custom fields, and find out exactly where they have been used.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin”, “find” 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.
48 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 6.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3932 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3932 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| find your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| locate your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tool your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches 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
- “admin”, “find” 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 125 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.8y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 26 Jan 2016
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mkrause016.2y ago
I use this plugin fairly often. Considering that it hasn’t been updated since 2015, I hope that doesn’t get removed from the WP repository. Many plugins do age-out or better-fit solutions come along. When that happens, there are often alternate solutions but I haven’t found one to replace ShortcodesInUse. Thank you for your work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BlackBoXz8.6y ago
I just want to say that this a very usefull plugin and I hope it will continue to exist. Great work! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wasanajones9.4y ago
works fast, works well, does what you need and want
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kalico9.4y ago
Eminently useful plugin. It is helping me streamline and optimize my site by removing plugins that are not being used, and saving me tons of time trying to figure out which shortcode came from which plugin. It has also exposed some weird content between square brackets, that was apparently copy/pasted by an author. So it’s helping with code clean-up too! Will keep this on hand always!! This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by kalico.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vdugar9.7y ago
Finds shortcodes in your site and lists the containing plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mcfly0110.0y ago
Good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ X-Raym11.9y ago
What a nice idea ! could be very useful !!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pam Blizzard11.9y ago
I wanted to ditch a buggy plugin that hasn’t been updated by the author, in favor a new shiny working plugin, but I wasn’t completely sure where or how often I had used the other plugin. Installed this plugin, checked the name of the older plugin that I wanted to find, and BOOM, it listed all the posts and pages with the old shortcodes I needed to delete or swap out. Great time and stress saver, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 107 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,207 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 70+ → 80+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 80+ → 70+ down after 410 days in tier
- 2025-08-29 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-26 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 90+ → 80+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2025-07-02 100+ → 90+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2025-05-21 90+ → 100+ up after 5 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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White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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