Shortcake (Shortcode UI)
by Daniel Bachhuber 4.1 (24 reviews)

Shortcake (Shortcode UI)

Shortcake makes using WordPress shortcodes a piece of cake.

Shortcake (Shortcode UI) ranks #2,021 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #250 of 8,562 in the Customization category, a 4.1/5 rating from 24 reviews, and was last updated Jan 17, 2019. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5.0.28 (Current: 7.1.1)
v0.7.4 Current Version v0.7.4
Updated 7 years ago Last Update on 17 Jan, 2019
Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#250 of 8,562 in Customization Top 5% by installs No update in over a year
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#2,021
-1 this week
Active Installs
10K+
-19.9%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
423.3K
+4 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
82%
Review 4.1 out of 5
4.1 (24 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 25.1%
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Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1
24 reviews
Overall 82%
5
16 (67%)
4
3 (13%)
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0 (0%)
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1 (4%)
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Shortcake (Shortcode UI). Checked 1 week ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Shortcake is for WordPress site builders and theme/plugin developers who register shortcodes with add_shortcode. It solves the problem of shortcodes lacking a user-friendly interface by letting users add, view, and edit shortcodes from within the content editor.

  • User-friendly shortcode interface
  • Add shortcodes to posts
  • View and edit shortcodes in editor
  • PHPUnit test coverage
  • Jasmine test coverage
  • Grunt jasmine task
  • Update core WordPress files for tests

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Shortcake (Shortcode UI)

Shortcake (Shortcode UI) has 10,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Shortcake (Shortcode UI) holds a 4.1 out of 5 star rating based on 24 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Shortcake (Shortcode UI) is developed by Daniel Bachhuber and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Shortcake (Shortcode UI) requires WordPress 4.5 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 5.0.28.
Shortcake (Shortcode UI) has been downloaded 423,270+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Shortcake (Shortcode UI) is 0.7.4. It was last updated on January 17, 2019.
Yes. Shortcake (Shortcode UI) is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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