User Shortcodes
by HappyPlugins · Login & Users
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a simple list of shortcodes to WordPress in order to display the current user information.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈990 estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “user”, “user information” and “user shortcodes” 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.
49 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 19K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, 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 4231 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4231 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user information your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “user”, “user information” and “user shortcodes” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 193 · 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
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
11.6y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 2 Apr 2015
2
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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 3 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ram9.4y ago
Shortcode not working in menu
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sjthrone9.7y ago
Super simple and quick way to add shortcodes without a lot of fluff. Added nickname shortcode and I was good to go!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ makarand069.8y ago
Thanks a lot for easy to use and simple plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mustafayigit10.0y ago
Good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ketan.zluck10.2y ago
Very nice plugin to get current user profile information in front end side. Good job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artmaug10.3y ago
It works! Thanks to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ joshuamayo10.4y ago
Just install, copy and paste the shortcodes, and it does its job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ibrahim Elsherbiny10.9y ago
Only business membership blogs will understand how this plugin worth for their membership business. I hope we can donate the developer thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
7 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 "Add a simple list of shortcodes to WordPress in order to display the current user information."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for ecommerce"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Easy Digital Downloads, Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,468 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-09 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-09-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 1152 days in tier
- 2023-07-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 424 days in tier
- 2022-05-21 3K+ → 2K+ down after 260 days in tier
- 2021-09-03 2K+ → 3K+ up after 17 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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User Role Editor 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Manage Notification E-mails 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Username Changer 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple User Avatar 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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