Unused Shortcodes
by AMP-MODE · Admin & Utilities
A plugin to check to see if a shortcode is in use.
59 health vs 53 average across 2,651 Admin & Utilities plugins
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 627 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
17
now · peak 100
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,365 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-08-01 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-30 10+ → 20+ up after 12 days in band
- 2025-07-18 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-16 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-14 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-13 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-07-11 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-10 10+ → 20+ up after 5 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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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