Shortcodes In Use
by wizzud · Admin & Utilities
List all the shortcodes that you have used within your content or custom fields, and find out exactly where they have been used.
48 health vs 60 average across 1,091 Admin & Utilities plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3825 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
33
now · peak 117
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
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 “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-08-29 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-08-26 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-08-24 90+ → 80+ down after 53 days in band
- 2025-07-02 100+ → 90+ down after 42 days in band
- 2025-05-21 90+ → 100+ up after 5 days in band
- 2025-05-16 100+ → 90+ down after 105 days in band
- 2025-01-31 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-01-22 100+ → 90+ down after 9 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A - M MW WP Form 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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