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AddQuicktag v2.6.1

This plugin makes it easy to add Quicktags to the html - and visual-editor.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 24 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 4, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 4, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires WordPress 4.0+
  • Tested up to WP 5.7 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 75% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 107 Passed
  • 14 Warnings
  • 4 Failed
Security 78/100
Needs Improvement

29 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 89/100
Good

54 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

47.7 KB

135.3 KB unzipped

Total files

22

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,970

in 6 files Small

File types

  • JS
  • PHP
  • CSS
  • TXT

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 70 High
  • 23 Medium
  • 19 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 24 audited versions of AddQuicktag, Code Quality improved the most (+10). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 655% in size.

Audited 0.6 → 2.6.1 · 24 versions

0 50 100 0.6 2.0.3 2.6.1

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 110 220 0.6 2.0.3 2.6.1

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

304

downloads

Today

53

downloads

Week over week

−1%

vs previous week

Month over month

+7%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Abandoned.

Version intelligence

25% of installs run an older version

≈ 24.7K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.5
  • v2.6

Ratings

44 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 37
  • 4 4
  • 3 1
  • 2 0
  • 1 2

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

63 mo ago

May 20, 2021

Looks abandoned

Release cadence

~ every 111 days

average between releases

Total releases

25

since Jun 2007 · 19 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running AddQuicktag in Your Site?

Our latest audit of AddQuicktag v2.6.1 flagged 112 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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