WooCommerce Shortcodes
by Claudio Sanches · eCommerce
Also makes 18 other plugins · 112.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a button in TinyMCE editor allowing use of WooCommerce shortcodes. Beautifully.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
9K+
≈9.9K estimated
Momentum
+67%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “shortcodes” and “woocommerce” 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.
45 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 338.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,155 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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 2257 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2257 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “shortcodes” and “woocommerce” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 683 · 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
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.0 · 27 Aug 2020
1
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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 2.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 2 Jun 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ qwerdie6.2y ago
This excellent and universal good plugin… my informational articles can bring targeted traffic to the product catalog’s roots… thanks))) This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by qwerdie.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pedrojg6.4y ago
Muy practico y funcional.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zaphodbeeblerock7.8y ago
… just absolutely fine for me. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sonicthoughts11.6y ago
I have several other plugins, like visual composer, but this needs to be disabled or no buttons show on visual WYSIWYG editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Karalius12.2y ago
good. now its easier
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Captain Theme12.3y ago
Very useful! No more searching for lists of shortcodes.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 82 languages, 7 at 90% or more
Plus 58 more locales with partial translations.
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a button in TinyMCE editor allowing use of WooCommerce shortcodes. Beautifully."
- ✓ 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 416 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 10K+ → 9K+ down after 983 days in tier
- 2023-11-04 20K+ → 10K+ down after 582 days in tier
- 2022-04-01 30K+ → 20K+ down after 648 days in tier
- 2020-06-22 40K+ → 30K+ down after 415 days in tier
- 2019-05-04 50K+ → 40K+ down after 154 days in tier
- 2018-12-01 40K+ → 50K+ up after 183 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 50K+ → 40K+ down after 92 days in tier
- 2018-03-01 40K+ → 50K+ up after 338 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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Futurio Extra 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WooCommerce Colors 10K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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