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Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything

by vaakash · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

92/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

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
vaakash8 May 2010 to 14 Sep 2026, 249 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
50 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Jan 2026Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything <= 6.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 6.5.16.5.252
6 Dec 2023Shortcoder <= 6.3 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 6.36.3.12

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything
Q4 20234.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star211
4 star9
3 star2
2 star1
1 star4
Latest low reviews

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything
4 May 20266,624
11 May 202628,772
18 May 20268,975
25 May 20264,620
1 Jun 20263,454
8 Jun 20263,047
15 Jun 20262,512
22 Jun 20262,479
29 Jun 20262,229
6 Jul 20262,091
13 Jul 20261,877
20 Jul 20262,580
27 Jul 202626,472
3 Aug 202615,279
10 Aug 20265,593
17 Aug 20264,628
24 Aug 20264,899
31 Aug 20263,909
7 Sep 20263,064
14 Sep 202636,401
21 Sep 20267,863
28 Sep 20264,887
5 Oct 20264,597
12 Oct 20263,141
19 Oct 20265,147
26 Oct 20263,488
2 Nov 2026560

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 58% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version6.6
Authorvaakash
Added8 May 2010
Last updated14 Sep 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.9.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.3
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagscode, html, snippets, shortcode, javascript

Other plugins by this author: WP Socializer - Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons, Announcer - Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar, Super RSS Reader - Add attractive RSS Feed Widget, Ultimate Floating Widgets - Make popup sidebars, Git it Write - Write posts from GitHub

Questions

Is Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything still maintained?

Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything was last updated on 14 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything safe?

Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything?

The wordpress.org author is vaakash. Recent committers: vaakash, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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