Simple Membership Form Shortcode
by wp.insider · Membership
Also makes 12 other plugins · 73.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple Membership Addon to generate registration form shortcode for specific membership access level.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+56%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “access” for “membership form”. “access” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “membership form” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 71 average across 298 Membership plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 41.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Membership plugin keeps 0.9%, across 165 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Membership 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 71 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| membership form | #5 | #22 | down 1 |
| simple membership | #7 | #22 | 0 |
| membership your tag | #13 | #23 | down 2 |
| generate shortcode | #5 | #18 | — |
| shortcode | #13 | #21 | up 2 |
| membership plugin | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| membership plugins | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| simple registration form | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| simple form | #18 | #23 | up 1 |
| simple registration | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| access your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| member your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| members your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “access” for “membership form”. “access” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “membership form” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “membership”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 762 · peaks are release surges
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
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.
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 5.3 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 1 Jan 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hhtoffice9.9y ago
Thanks, this little plugin works just fine, no problems at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mitci231511.3y ago
Works as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Simple Membership Form Shortcode when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Membership
Readme readiness
2 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 "Simple Membership Addon to generate registration form shortcode for specific membership access level."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and 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 495 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "users" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1935 days in tier
- 2021-03-05 1K+ → 3K+ 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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Simple Membership 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A - S Simple Membership After Login Redirection 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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Groups – Memberships and Access Control 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A - S Simple Membership Menu 50+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - U Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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