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Insert PHP Code Snippet
Pure PHP magic that occasionally trips on a JSON error.
HealthyDeclining
87/100
This reliable utility delivers exactly what it promises despite some recent technical bugs and paid JavaScript features.
Active installs
~95,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 90k+
Rating
4.9★
703 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-19%
Declining
454 → 368 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 · -19% in the last year
454/day a year ago→368/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayInsert PHP Code Snippet is well-regarded as a simple, reliable tool for embedding custom PHP via shortcodes, though it carries a notable caveat around a JSON error in its latest version and a site-breaking edge case with duplicate function names.
What people like
- +Does exactly what it advertises: runs PHP snippets and outputs results via shortcode without exposing source code to the frontend×6
- +Simple and easy to use×5
- +Reliable and works consistently, including as a drop-in replacement when other snippet plugins fail×3
- +Supports practical use cases like API queries, conditional shortcodes, and passing data between pages×2
- +Responsive and helpful technical support
Common complaints
- −Running a snippet on demand triggers a JSON error in the latest version, even when the code itself is valid and already working elsewhere
- −Reusing functions with the same name on a page (e.g. in menus or widgets) causes a broken site error
- −JS support is not included in the free version and requires a paid upgrade
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.99★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 22%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 703 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-22★★★★★Great product to solve problemswv0l
- 2026-05-13★★★★★Great Plugincigarjoe1961
- 2026-05-05★★★★★Perfect pluginshinkibo
- 2026-04-16★★★★★Très efficaceuloz
- 2026-04-11★★★★★今までの中で一番良いですsea1jp
- 2026-03-18★★★★★On-Demand Execution seems to throw a json error on line 0pavman
- 2026-02-24★★★★★Insert PHP Code Snippet saved mejweichel
- 2026-02-10★★★★★Simple and works wellchazzo
- 2025-12-23★★★★★Fantasticoelinsfeuer
- 2025-11-26★★★★★truly first-classmarcoleon346
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.
348
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
373
Prior 7-day baseline
904
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
9,723
Mean release-day peak (30d)
886
Latest day · 2026-06-03(tail)
-6.7%
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.
7%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.68
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
98%
5★ share in analyzed sample
22%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+50%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.94 → 4.99★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered