Unused Shortcodes
by AMP-MODE · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 11.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
A plugin to check to see if a shortcode is in use.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+44%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” for “funny”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “funny” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
56 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,191 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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
36/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 734 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 734 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| funny | #17 | #15 | up 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin” for “funny”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “funny” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 100 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 28 Oct 2024
7
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 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 1 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ myblogisgreat7.7y ago
Right on spot! Great cleaning companion! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James Revillini10.0y ago
its amazing
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pam Blizzard12.3y ago
I just converted an entire website’s “Freebie” form to Gravity Forms, and wasn’t sure which pages and posts were using the old form shortcode. Installed, activated, ran the search for the old shortcode (without brackets) and it gave me every page, with a handy “Edit” link. I quickly edited out the old short codes for the new ones and I’m on my way. Thank you Oizuled!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Scott DeLuzio12.7y ago
This plugin will help you clean up your pages and posts of shortcodes that may become inactive after deleting a plugin. Just enter the shortcode tag, and you’ll quickly see all the pages and posts that have a particular shortcode. You can then go in and delete the code from your page/post before deactivating a plugin so you don’t end up with any messy pages with [shortcodes location="everywhere"]
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); 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 1,406 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin", "performance" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-01 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 10+ → 20+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-16 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-14 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-11 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-10 10+ → 20+ up after 5 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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Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D - S Scripts n Styles 30K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Meks Flexible Shortcodes 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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