Tripadvisor Shortcode
by kevin heath · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 8.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
I have been told by TripAdvisor that they are about to turn off the business owner rss feeds. This plugin no longer works.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “holidays”, “hotels” and “restaurants” 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.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,762 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 18.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4577 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4577 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| holidays your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hotels your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restaurants your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tripadvisor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vacations 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
- “holidays”, “hotels” and “restaurants” 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 899 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
12.5y ago
latest release · v2.2 · 22 Apr 2014
4
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ neerajred10.7y ago
i just want display only review rating on my hotels page. http://botb.redfoxmailer.com/restaurants/villandry-great-portland-street/
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rossi Remy13.1y ago
By the simple fact that this plugin exist, this is GREAT!!! Extremely simple to use even for WordPress newbies. I just had the idea: “would be good to have the reviews from TripAdvisor on the Testimonials’s page”. I google it, few minutes later it was done. Thanks this plugin. Now, as a constructive comment. It would be good to have a little bit more options such as display of the rating (e.g.). Currently, on the top left, you have the TripAdvisor logo, it would be good to have on the top right the rating, number of Stars, %, etc. But no complain because at least the plugin exist and works just fine… I hope than eventually, the dear and generous author will take consideration of these comments and update it accordingly. I give it 4 stars well deserved and would give it 5 if more option(s). Greeting and regards, Remy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ djskafish13.3y ago
Great to see that someone cares about WordPress users that depend upon TripAdvisor for their businesses. This app simply displays a list of the last 10 reviews from TripAdvisor, with the same formatting that your page’s css would apply to the rest of your pages. I do have a few issues: the ratings bubbles don’t display, instead you get a tiny icon that is basically unreadable. The overall rating isn’t displayed, and the “ratings in other languages” parts shows some undefined characters (that little square with a question mark) for words with accents or letters that aren’t in the English language. Looking forward to updates, as this could be a great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tinus214.0y ago
what is the advantage of this plugin over the stock TA widget? Just more review extracts? It has the potential to truly excel by making links nofollow and extract the full review (though that might be against TOS), sorting reviews by language and including the pictures of the profiles. As long as this is not the case, I will use an RSS importer to do that job…
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 Tripadvisor Shortcode <= 2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-08-25 CVE-2025-48313 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2 No patch available
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.
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "I have been told by TripAdvisor that they are about to turn off the business owner rss feeds. This plugin n..."
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 122 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("holidays", "hotels", "restaurants", "vacations" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-17 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-16 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-07 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-05 100+ → 200+ up after 1 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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WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Booking.com Official Search Box 2K+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag C -
Tock Widget 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Super Advent Calendar 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Travel & Tours Meta Search 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Logo Scheduler – Great for holidays, events, and more 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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