Custom Global Variables
by oden7777 5 (10 reviews)

Custom Global Variables

Easily create custom variables that can be accessed globally in Wordpress and PHP. Retrieval of information is extremely fast, with no database calls.

Custom Global Variables ranks #3,155 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #507 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Oct 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v1.1.3 Current Version v1.1.3
Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 17 Oct, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#507 of 8,848 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads +199% this week Actively maintained
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
10 reviews
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Custom Global Variables [custom-global-variables] < 1.1.1

    Fixed in v1.1.1

  2. Custom Global Variables [custom-global-variables] < 1.1.1

    CVE-2021-3124 · Fixed in v1.1.1

  3. Custom Global Variables [custom-global-variables] < 1.1.1

    Fixed in v1.1.1

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and developers who need to manage reusable pieces of information across their site. It solves the problem of hard-coded, repeated content (like emails, phone numbers, or addresses) by letting users define custom variables in one place and access them globally via shortcode or PHP.

  • Create custom global variables
  • No database calls on retrieval
  • Shortcode access to variables
  • PHP superglobal access
  • Store phone numbers, addresses
  • Store social media links
  • Store HTML snippets

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Custom Global Variables

Custom Global Variables has 5,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Custom Global Variables holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 10 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Custom Global Variables is developed by oden7777 and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Custom Global Variables requires WordPress 3.0.1 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 5.6 or newer.
Custom Global Variables has been downloaded 20,944+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Custom Global Variables is 1.1.3. It was last updated on October 17, 2026.
Yes. Custom Global Variables is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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