Surbma | Divi Project Shortcodes
by Surbma · Uncategorized
Also makes 29 other plugins · 29K+ installs across the portfolio →
Shortcodes to display Divi's Project elements, like category and tag list.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “elegantthemes”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 11K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15.
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 1305 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 6 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 1305 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| elegantthemes your tag | #12 | #11 | 0 |
| surbma | #18 | #11 | down 1 |
| divi your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| divi theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elegant themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 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
- One page off on “elegantthemes”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “divi theme”, “elegant themes” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 131 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
3.6y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 8 Apr 2023
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ clayray6.1y ago
Easy to set up and use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Victor8.2y ago
Does exactly what is says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brettbum8.6y ago
tried it today and works fine with the latest version of Divi and WordPress running on wpengine. Very helpful for the simple thing it does. thank you and also thank you for the other Surbma plugins.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John-Pierre Cornelissen9.5y ago
This plugin works great! I have a few suggestions though: – It would be great if it had an option to only show the primary category (which is a setting that is available when you use Yoast SEO installed) – An option to show the categories as a bullet list – A categories/tags widget that shows all project categories/tags (default widgets are for posts only) – Maybe make it generic for all post types Thanks! JP
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ julienferla11.0y ago
Yes it makes it perfectly !!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Laura Phillips11.5y ago
I was looking all over to output the project categories.. tried my own function and everything. This plugin simply works!!! Would like to option to edit the dilimeter on output but will just edit the plugin. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Shortcodes to display Divi's Project elements, like category and tag list."
- ! 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 One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Divi, Gravity Forms.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,423 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "elegantthemes" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 716 days in tier
- 2023-09-13 600+ → 500+ down after 347 days in tier
- 2022-10-01 700+ → 600+ down after 700 days in tier
- 2020-10-31 100+ → 700+ 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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Surbma | Divi Extras 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - S Surbma | Divi Remove Project CPT & Taxonomies 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Simple Divi Shortcode 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Surbma | Divi Lightbox 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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