Custom Global Variables
by akirak 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 #2,980 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #506 of 8,547 in the Customization category, a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews, and was last updated Mar 22, 2023. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.1 (Current: 7.1)
v1.1.2 Current Version v1.1.2
Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 22 Mar, 2023
Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#506 of 8,547 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads +12.7% this week No update in over a year
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#2,980
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Active Installs
5K+
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20.9K
+8 today
Support Resolved
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (10 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 96.5%
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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
10 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days 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 akirak and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Custom Global Variables requires WordPress 3.0.1 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 6.1 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 1.1.2. It was last updated on March 22, 2023.
Yes. Custom Global Variables is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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