My Plugin Information – Fetch Data from WordPress.org

Want to display information about any plugin hosted on WordPress.org? This plugin lets you fetch and display details like version, active installs, ratings, changelog, and more using a simple shortcode. Data is pulled from the WordPress.org Plugin API, cached locally for performance, and automatically refreshed every hour. Perfect for plugin developers who want to show up-to-date info about their own plugins on their site. If you find this plugin useful, please consider leaving a review. It helps others discover the plugin and supports continued development.

1. Go to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Search for “My Plugin Information” and click Install Now.
3. Activate the plugin.
4. Add a shortcode like [mpi slug="plugin-slug" field="version"] to any post, page, or widget area.
5. Replace plugin-slug with the actual slug of the plugin you want to display information for.

For advanced usage examples and developer functions, see the documentation on Themeist.

1.0.0 - (27 July 2025)

• Added mpi_transient_expiration filter to control cache duration
• Added subfield shortcode attribute (thanks to @vyskoczilova)
• Added support for nested fields like sections and ratings
• Added support for retrieving average star rating using the ratings.average subfield, e.g. [mpi slug="plugin-slug" field="ratings" subfield="average"]
• Changed transient naming format to mpi-{slug}
• Renamed class file and class name to match plugin slug
• Improved shortcode fallback handling
• Fixed issues reported by PHPCS and PHPStan
• Added inline comments throughout the plugin
• Updated readme with usage and dev instructions

0.3.0 - (24 June 2015)

• Simplified shortcode logic by removing hardcoded if checks for specific fields like rating, version, etc. (thanks to @dvankooten)
• Now all fields are fetched dynamically from the API response
• Code cleanup and formatting improvements

0.2.0 - (30 April 2014)

• Added 3 new fields (thanks to Piet from SenlinOnline.com)

0.1.1 - (07 October 2013)

• Structural changes to improve logic

0.1 - (30 September 2013)

• Initial release