Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Font Awesome Box Shortcode
Active installs60+ rounded
Current authorStuart Duff - a11n
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release6.5 years ago 27 Feb 2020
Support— no recent threads
Releases on record1
Rating— no ratings yet
Added to directory22 Oct 2016
Requires WP5.3
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag1.7 behind
Tested up toWP 5.4.21 WordPress is now on 7.1
PluginPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by Stuart Duff - a11n throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very early-stage: 60+ active installs. Too few installs to read anything into adoption. That is a gap in the evidence, not a mark against the plugin.
3 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 100% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
08 Aug 2026peak 11/day29 Aug 2026
No ratings on record, so there is no sentiment to report.
Install band fell to 60+ on 28 Aug 2026, from 70+. Both figures are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable from them.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 16 Aug | 17 Aug | 18 Aug | 19 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | 24 Aug | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 70+ | 60+ | 60+ |
Unchanged throughout: ratings total (0) · version (1.0.1) · support threads (0) · threads resolved (0)
28 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory9.5 years ago 22 Oct 2016
Requires WP5.3
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag1.7 behind
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- No release in 2,375 days (6.5 years). The last was 27 Feb 2020.
- Declares compatibility only up to WordPress 5.4.21, while 7.1 is current. The author has not confirmed it runs on the last 17 releases.
- The same account maintains 3 other plugins, 1 of which was updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
- 16 Aug 202613 days agoInstall band moved to 70+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 15 Aug 202614 days agoInstall band moved to 60+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 02 Aug 202627 days agoInstall band moved to 70+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 02 Aug 202627 days agoFirst observed by PluginPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 20 Aug 20215 years agoDormancy threshold crossed540 days since the last release (2020-02-27). Dormancy is a maintenance observation, not a judgement about the owner.
- 27 Feb 20206.5 years agoVersion 1.0.1 released
- 22 Oct 20169.5 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by Stuart Duff - a11n for all 28 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 6.5 years ago (27 Feb 2020).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 5.4.21; WordPress is now on 7.1.
- WordPress.org reports 60+ active installs.
What we don’t know yet
- Nobody has rated it. The first rating that arrives shows up here.
- No forum threads were open in the two months we measure, so how responsive its support is cannot be said. One new thread starts answering that.
What can’t be known
- Whether the quiet is neglect or a finished plugin. That is the author’s intent, which no dataset records, and a stable plugin can need no changes for years.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
Similar plugins
This plugin has not been updated in a long time. These carry the same tags and describe themselves in the same terms, so they are a starting point for a replacement, not a recommendation. Check them yourself.
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements
Add 50+ shortcodes with live preview for tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders and boxes. Works in Block Editor and Classic Editor.
400,000+ installs4.9★ (5,924)updated 24 Jul 2026
Compare side by side Meks Flexible Shortcodes
Add some cool elements to your post/page content with flexible shortcodes.
10,000+ installs4.2★ (10)updated 10 Jun 2025
Compare side by side WP Date and Time Shortcode
Shortcode to show any current, past, and future date or time. Display this, previous, or next year, month, day, etc.
10,000+ installs4.9★ (31)updated 25 Aug 2026
Compare side by side Bootstrap Shortcodes
Wordpress plugin to add shortcodes for Twitter Bootstrap 3.3
4,000+ installs5.0★ (23)updated 10 Mar 2026
Compare side by side Shortcodes Finder
Shortcodes Finder helps you to find, test, clean and get informations about the shortcodes in your WordPress website posts, pages and custom contents.
4,000+ installs4.9★ (53)updated 09 Jul 2026
Compare side by side Arconix Shortcodes
Arconix Shortcodes provides a number of useful design elements like buttons, boxes, tabs and toggles to help compliment any website.
4,000+ installs4.6★ (24)updated 30 Jul 2026
Compare side by side Grouped from the tags each author chose for their own plugin, so the grouping is only as good as those tags.
Reach out about this record
Corrections, missing context, or anything else about Font Awesome Box Shortcode: a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.