Sniplets
by John Godley · Uncategorized
Also makes 14 other plugins · 2.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Sniplets is a generic text insertion plugin. Use it to manually or automatically insert data, PHP, syntax highlight, and almost anything else!
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈39 estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “code”, “insert” and “page” 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.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 25.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, 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 5298 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 2.9.2; the current branch is 6.8
2.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5298 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| insert your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| php your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “code”, “insert” and “page” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 239 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
14.5y ago
latest release · v1.4.5 · 29 Apr 2012
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 52 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 17 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Stephen Rider11.5y ago
This plugin fills a very useful function, and I wish it would be updated to work with WP 4. The ability to create small reusable chunks of arbitrary content that can be dropped in anywhere is extremely useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karlrt12.1y ago
see the support section for further infos. Do not install if you want to use images in your blog.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ben30312.7y ago
this plugin stops the ‘add media’ button in edit post from working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ halwp12.8y ago
I appreciate that this plugin is not tested with 3.4.1, so I will log the issue here without marking the rating down. When this plugin is installed to 3.4.1, it causes problems on the “Edit Post” page where the Edit Status and Edit Visibility links and the “Most Used” Category tab no longer work. Although I installed the plugin some time ago, because it looked useful, I’ve not really had a chance to use it, so will not comment on its effectiveness.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2008-02-26 CVE-2008-1061 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.2.3 Patched in 1.2.3
- 2008-02-25 CVE-2008-1059 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects < 1.2.3 Patched in 1.2.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Sniplets is a generic text insertion plugin. Use it to manually or automatically insert data, PHP, syntax h..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 940 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-09-09 40+ → 30+ down after 288 days in tier
- 2025-11-25 30+ → 40+ up after 138 days in tier
- 2025-07-10 40+ → 30+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2025-06-20 30+ → 40+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 40+ → 30+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2025-04-27 30+ → 40+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 40+ → 30+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 30+ → 40+ up after 107 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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- S SyntaxHighlighter Evolved 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C
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