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Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything v6.5.4

Create custom "Shortcodes" easily for HTML, JavaScript, CSS code snippets and use the shortcodes within posts, pages & widgets

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 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 PHP 5.3+
  • Requires WordPress 4.9.0+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0.2 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 73% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 94 Passed
  • 22 Warnings
  • 9 Failed
Security 84/100
Good

31 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 75/100
Needs Improvement

46 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 58/100
Needs Improvement

7 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 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

166.8 KB

264.7 KB unzipped

Total files

33

across all file types

Lines of PHP

2,206

in 11 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • CSS
  • SVG
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 0 Critical
  • 39 High
  • 31 Medium
  • 44 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 30 audited versions of Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything, Code Quality improved the most (+3). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-17). The codebase grew 35% in size.

Audited 5.0 → 6.5.4 · 30 versions

0 50 100 5.0 5.3.2 6.2 6.5.4

How issues changed across versions

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

0 103 205 5.0 5.3.2 6.2 6.5.4

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

4,388

downloads

Today

626

downloads

Week over week

−6%

vs previous week

Month over month

−30%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

27% of installs run an older version

≈ 27.1K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v6.3
  • v6.4
  • v6.5

Ratings

227 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 211
  • 4 9
  • 3 2
  • 2 1
  • 1 4

Support: 0 / 1 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

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

Last updated

1 mo ago

Aug 1, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 63 days

average between releases

Total releases

56

since Apr 2012 · 14 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

  • vaakash Maintainer
  • aakash-chakravarthy Contributor Past

Running Shortcoder in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Shortcoder v6.5.4 flagged 114 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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