71
Simple shortcode magic that occasionally disappears without a trace.
HealthyDeclining
71/100
The plugin is simple and useful for many but occasionally fails to render content.
Active installs
~75,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 70k+
Rating
4.4★
56 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-21%
Declining
214 → 168 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -21% in the last year
214/day a year ago→168/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayThe iframe plugin is a long-standing, lightweight shortcode tool for embedding iframes in WordPress that many users find simple and reliable, but a recurring minority report that it produces no visible output at all on their sites.
What people like
- +Works reliably for embedding external content such as webcams, Google Docs, and other web pages via a simple shortcode×6
- +Shortcode is described as simple and well-documented, requiring no custom code×3
- +Developer provides fast and responsive support×2
Common complaints
- −Shortcode produces no visible output on some sites — iframes simply do not render×4
- −WordPress strips out iframe/HTML code in certain configurations, making the plugin ineffective×2
- −Instructions are unclear for some users, leading to unexpected or incorrect behavior×2
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.53★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 100% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-09-122025-08-082026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 56 total
Latest reviews · 57 analyzed
- 2024-08-17★★★★★works just finecynops
- 2023-05-24★★★★★Like they said, it simply does NOT work AT ALLcohler1-shot
- 2021-01-09★★★★★Fast Support and Easy to Usechoas
- 2020-09-23★★★★★It just didn't worklmoraless
- 2020-05-14★★★★★Worked great for PowerBI chartrobbace999
- 2020-05-03★★★★★so goodyoonsic742
- 2020-04-03★★★★★My favourite plugin!GeaVox
- 2020-01-22★★★★★simples e funcionalFernando da Cruz
- 2019-12-17★★★★★awesome, works with WP-5.3.1rleir1-shot
- 2019-06-25★★★★★lifesaverjoelbs1-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
166
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
144
Prior 7-day baseline
127
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
222
Mean release-day peak (30d)
166
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+15.3%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
100%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
4.58
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
83%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.42 → 4.53★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered