JSM file_get_contents() Shortcode
by JS Morisset · Uncategorized
Also makes 26 other plugins · 30.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A safe and reliable WordPress shortcode for PHP's file_get_contents() function.
83 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
190
now · peak 470
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v2.7.1
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,388 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ avanlaningham9.4y ago
There are tons of uses for this but for us it is an solution for SPA automated HTML backend deployments.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- Medium · 6.4 JSM file_get_contents() Shortcode <= 2.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58653 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.7.1 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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-11 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 300+ → 400+ up after 51 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 400+ → 300+ down after 97 days in tier
- 2025-11-08 500+ → 400+ down after 111 days in tier
- 2025-07-20 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-19 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
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