Name: Broken Shortcode Finder - WPBay
Brand: CognitoWP
SKU: 6210

🛠️ Description

Broken Shortcode Finder scans your WordPress content—including posts, pages, and custom post types—to detect orphaned shortcodes: shortcodes that exist in your content but no longer have a registered handler.

Perfect for cleaning up migrated, outdated, or deactivated plugins and themes.

🔍 Key Features

📄 Scans all post types for unused or broken shortcodes
🧱 Detects shortcodes inside Gutenberg blocks (e.g., code, HTML, shortcode blocks)
📌 Displays where each broken shortcode appears in your content
⚙️ Extendable via filters for custom post types
💡 Lightweight and easy to use
✅ No front-end impact — runs entirely in the admin area

🚀 Installation

Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/broken-shortcode-finder-cp, or install via the Plugins screen in WordPress.
Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
Go to Tools → Broken Shortcode Finder to begin scanning your site.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

📦 What types of content does it scan?

By default, the plugin scans:

Posts (post)
Pages (page)

You can extend scanning to other post types using the bsfr_content_types filter.

🧱 Does it work with Gutenberg blocks?

Yes! It’s built to detect shortcodes inside:

core/html blocks
core/code blocks
core/preformatted
core/shortcode

This ensures accurate results even in block-based content.

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Updated 430 days ago
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Maintenance details

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Last update Updated 430 days ago
Compatibility WordPress 6.8 tested, three versions behind · PHP 8.5 not marked as tested · WooCommerce 8 tested, three versions behind
Releases 0 releases in the last 12 months
Developer activity Developer less active
Support No recent support tickets to measure
Docs and demo Documentation available · Changelog missing · No demo listed

Health reflects recent activity during the last 90 days.

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Plugin Health

The score is out of 100 and uses data WPBay can check. Ratings, popularity, and sales are not used.

Last update 30 points: Plugins receive full recency points under 30 days, then step down at 90, 180, 365, and 545 days.
Compatibility 20 points: WordPress, PHP, and WooCommerce (when relevant) are scored separately. The latest two PHP lines count as current. Nearby previous versions keep most of the points.

Current version 100%

One version behind 75%

Two versions behind 50%

Three versions behind 25%

Older or not listed 0%
Releases 15 points: One release earns 10, two or three earn 13, and four or more earn 15. Each accepted product ZIP counts once; reprocessing the same upload and listing-only edits do not count.
Developer activity 15 points: Based on WPBay login and dashboard activity. Exact last-login dates are never shown.
Support 15 points: There are no recent WPBay tickets to measure.
Docs and demo 5 points: Documentation: 2. Changelog: 1. Working demo or preview: 2.

Score ranges

90–100 Excellent
75–89 Healthy
60–74 Fair
40–59 Needs attention
0–39 Limited

Long gaps

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Time since update 35 points
Last developer activity 25 points
WordPress compatibility 15 points
Support replies 15 points
Fewer releases 10 points

🛠️ Description

🔍 Key Features

🚀 Installation