Show/Hide Shortcode
by Lars Wallenborn · Uncategorized
Small and efficient plugin implementing dynamic "Show more..." links. Just use the [showhide] shortcode, there is no addition to the backend.
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Health
C 63/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+27%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “read less”, “read more” and “show less” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 3.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 670 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 670 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| expander your tag | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| read less your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| read more your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| show less your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| show more your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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
- “read less”, “read more” and “show less” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 251 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 3 Jan 2025
2
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 50 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sova1.7y ago
Efficient and simple, love it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rolzan5.3y ago
No clutter, it simply works as it is intended. It would be better though if you could write this in vanilla JavaScript rather than relying to jQuery.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vtchernoff5.6y ago
It works.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Show/Hide Shortcode <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24687 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.0 Patched in 1.0.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Small and efficient plugin implementing dynamic "Show more..." links. Just use the [showhide] shortcode, th..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 353 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("expander", "read less", "Read more", "show less" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 200+ → 300+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2026-05-08 300+ → 200+ down after 150 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 200+ → 300+ up after 240 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 100+ → 200+ up after 632 days in tier
- 2023-07-21 200+ → 100+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2023-05-29 100+ → 200+ up
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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Webspero Read More Toggle 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C - F FR Read More — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Read More Without Refresh 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Read More WP 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Read More Buddy 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Read More Button – Expand Content Without Refresh 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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