Template Tag Shortcodes
by Justin Tadlock · Uncategorized
A plugin that turns many of the WP template tags into shortcodes (40+ shortcodes).
47 health vs 55 average across 13,772 Uncategorized 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 17+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8, 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 6242 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
31
now · peak 77
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,375 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-19 200+ → 100+ down after 36 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-11 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 200+ → 100+ down after 626 days in tier
- 2024-06-22 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-19 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-16 300+ → 200+ down after 15 days in tier
Competes with
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