Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements v7.8.4
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
- Last audited Sep 2, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.0+
- Requires WordPress 6.0+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 37% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 99 Passed
- 19 Warnings
- 7 Failed
26 of 37 checks passed.
56 of 61 checks passed.
8 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
1 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
3.5 MB
8.3 MB unzipped
Total files
485
across all file types
Lines of PHP
75,741
in 271 files Large
File types
- PHP
- SVG
- PNG
- CSS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 27 High
- 171 Medium
- 72 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements, The largest regression was in Performance (-8). The codebase grew 4% in size.
Audited 7.2.1 → 7.8.4 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
10,074
downloads
Today
1,533
downloads
Week over week
−15%
vs previous week
Month over month
−71%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
63% of installs run an older version
≈ 252.4K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v5.12
- v7.3
- v7.4
- v7.5
- v7.8
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
1 mo ago
Jul 24, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 8 days
average between releases
Total releases
217
since Apr 2011 · 15 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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