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Snippet Shortcodes

by YeKen · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Aug 2026, 20 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Snippet Shortcodes
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Snippet Shortcodes still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Snippet Shortcodes, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer aliakro since Jul 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Snippet Shortcodes removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Snippet Shortcodes safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.2.1). Not on the exploited list. 15 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Snippet Shortcodes update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 14 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
aliakro21 Jul 2015 to 14 Aug 2026, 89 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
20
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Snippet Shortcodes
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20243
Q1 20250
Q2 20259
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20267
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star22
4 star1
3 star0
2 star1
1 star1

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 5.2.1).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Aug 2026Snippet Shortcodes <= 5.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes6.4<= 5.2.05.2.1Patched before disclosure
11 Dec 2024Snippet Shortcodes <= 4.1.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Shortcode Deletion4.3<= 4.1.64.1.7Patched before disclosure
2 Jul 2024Snippet Shortcodes <= 4.1.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 4.1.44.1.5Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 5.1.5 (CSRF, nonce); 5.1.8 (security, escaping); 5.2.1 (security, escaping).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Snippet Shortcodes
4 May 202656
11 May 2026153
18 May 2026226
25 May 2026166
1 Jun 2026144
8 Jun 2026164
15 Jun 2026147
22 Jun 2026127
29 Jun 2026126
6 Jul 2026146
13 Jul 20262,118
20 Jul 2026352
27 Jul 20261,110
3 Aug 2026288
10 Aug 20261,058
17 Aug 2026527
24 Aug 2026235
31 Aug 2026195
7 Sep 2026189
14 Sep 2026215
21 Sep 2026208
28 Sep 2026208
5 Oct 2026246
12 Oct 2026175
19 Oct 2026261
26 Oct 2026247
2 Nov 202671

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 44% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version5.2.1
AuthorYeKen
Added21 Jul 2015
Last updated14 Aug 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP8.1
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagscustom, library, snippet, variable, shortcode

Questions

Is Snippet Shortcodes still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Snippet Shortcodes, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer aliakro since Jul 2015.

Was Snippet Shortcodes removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Snippet Shortcodes safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.2.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Snippet Shortcodes update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.2.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue