WP-ShowHide
by Lester Chan · Uncategorized
Also makes 20 other plugins · 753K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to embed content within your blog post via WordPress ShortCode API and toggling the visibility of the content via a button.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.9K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “hide”, “visibility” and “show” for “div”, “spoiler” and “release”. “hide” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “div” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “visibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spoiler” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “show” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “release” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.8%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 154.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 83 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 43 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| press release example | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| press release your tag | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| div | #5 | #10 | up 1 |
| aria | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| toggle your tag | #12 | #12 | down 1 |
| spoiler | #8 | #5 | 0 |
| press this | #10 | #12 | down 2 |
| release | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| show your tag | #21 | #15 | up 1 |
| releases | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| read less | #16 | #17 | down 5 |
| press | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| deprecated | #19 | #17 | down 1 |
| less | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| words | #22 | #17 | down 1 |
| screen reader | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| toggle shortcode | #17 | #19 | down 1 |
| release 2 | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| visibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 23 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “hide”, “visibility” and “show” for “div”, “spoiler” and “release”. “hide” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “div” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “visibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “spoiler” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “show” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “release” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “toggle”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v3.0.0 · 9 Aug 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 3 months ago and the previous band took 4.9 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 5 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dave Smith1.3y ago
Shows and hides text just like it says it does! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vivatword1.6y ago
Thanks for the free plugin and support. it doesn’t work woth the latest wp. the hided side can not be seen after click the show. it is only active when logged in to wp-admin. please update it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ delboy0074.7y ago
I don’t understand why developers take the time to write a plugin and then don’t bother to provide detailed documentation. Looks like it might do what I want but I give up trying and notice a lot of support requests have not been replied to. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by delboy007. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by delboy007.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rollaz5.8y ago
Simple and working plugin. Tried several more, but they had issues with filter Im using on my page, this one worked like a charm. Additionally I would recommend to add an option to show hide button on the bottom of displayed text.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thetravelgal5.9y ago
Love this plugin. Had a little panic that it wasn’t going to work with WordPress 5.6 and php 7.4, but it does. Please keep maintaining this plugin! (I just sent my donation.)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pentagramwookie6.1y ago
It’s a great idea and could be very useful but it doesn’t work on the current WP version. The site I was trying to use this on uses WP 5.5.1, with plugins Akismet, Feed Them Social, Feedzy, and Lightbox. I figure this plugin may be incompatible with one of those plugins or this current version of WP. The link doesn’t do anything when clicked and the wrong text is showing up. Even though I changed the shortcode to say ‘MORE INFO’ it still said Press Release along with the additional number text and a number next to it. I didn’t see settings anywhere for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Doeye Hof6.2y ago
It is a nice plugin, but can I use it for css ass wel? To hide a row or a div? This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by Doeye Hof.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ José6.3y ago
Really Nice Job. Thank you very much. Easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.06 FIXED: esc_html() for more text to prevent XSS 1.06
- — Version 1.05 FIXED: esc_attr type attributes to prevent XSS 1.05
- — Version 1.04 NEW: Added aria-hidden and aria-expanded to elements 1.04
- — Version 1.03 NEW: Added .sh-link and .sh-content as a standard class name on top of the type specific class name. NEW: Added do_shortcode() to allow shortcode to be parsed within ShowHide 1.03
- — Version 1.02 FIXED: Some theme uses .hide as display: none and hence I have changed .show to .sh-show and .hide to .sh-hide to advoid conflicts. 1.02
- — Version 1.01 NEW: Added additional show or hide class to the link and content depending on the visiblity of the content to allow more precise CSS styling. 1.01
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP-ShowHide <= 1.05 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-12-15 CVE-2025-67541 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.05 Patched in 1.06
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP-ShowHide <= 1.04 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-10 CVE-2022-4825 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.04 Patched in 1.05
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 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 20 languages, 5 at 90% or more
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
8 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 "Allows you to embed content within your blog post via WordPress ShortCode API and toggling the visibility o..."
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,826 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-19 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1801 days in tier
- 2021-08-13 20K+ → 10K+ down after 260 days in tier
- 2020-11-26 10K+ → 20K+ up after 86 days in tier
- 2020-09-01 20K+ → 10K+ down after 71 days in tier
- 2020-06-22 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1676 days in tier
- 2015-11-20 9K+ → 10K+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2015-08-14 8K+ → 9K+ up
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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Content Visibility for Divi Builder 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
If Menu – Visibility control for Menus 50K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Hide Featured Image 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
AH Display Widgets 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Hide Show Featured Image 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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