by Outerbridge 4.8 (14 reviews)

Nested Shortcodes

Name: Nested Shortcodes
Rating: 4.8 (14 reviews)
Author: Outerbridge

A small plugin which allows you to use nest shortcodes (i.e. a shortcode within an enclosing shortcode) by implementing a simple do_shortcode filter

Nested Shortcodes ranks #5,502 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #799 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 14 reviews, and was last updated Sep 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 24 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#799 of 8,848 in Customization Top 10% by installs Downloads -25.8% this week

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#5,502

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Active Installs

1K+

-45.5%

KW Avg Position

4.8

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Downloads

21.7K

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Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (14 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 76.8%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Sep 24, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Outerbridge

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 14
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

do_shortcode nested shortcodes text_widget the_content

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and developers who want to place shortcodes inside other shortcodes. It solves the problem of nested shortcodes not being processed by default, by applying a do_shortcode filter to content and widgets.