by vaakash 4.9 (227 reviews)

Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything

Name: Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything
Rating: 4.9 (227 reviews)
Author: vaakash

Create custom "Shortcodes" easily for HTML, JavaScript, CSS code snippets and use the shortcodes within posts, pages & widgets

Shortcoder ranks #428 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #11 of 1,095 in the Advertising category, a 4.9/5 rating from 227 reviews, and was last updated Sep 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.3

v6.6 Current Version v6.6

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 14 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#11 of 1,095 in Advertising Top 1% by installs Downloads -34.8% this week Actively maintained

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#428

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100K+

-17.1%

KW Avg Position

34.6

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2.1M

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Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (227 reviews)

Next Milestone 200K

Total Progress 19.9%

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227 reviews

Overall 98%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jan 9, 2026

Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything [shortcoder] < 6.5.2

CVE-2026-27074 · Fixed in v6.5.2
Dec 6, 2023

Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything [shortcoder] < 6.3.1

CVE-2023-49849 · Fixed in v6.3.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.6
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2026
Requires WP: 4.9.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.3
PHP Version: 5.3 or higher
Author: vaakash

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 227
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to reuse HTML, JavaScript, or CSS snippets across multiple posts, pages, and widgets. It solves this by letting users create named shortcodes that store the snippet content in one place and update it everywhere it's inserted.

Create custom shortcodes
Custom parameters in shortcode
WordPress parameters in shortcode
Multiple editors: Code, Visual, text
Globally disable shortcode
Disable on desktop or mobile
Post editor shortcode picker button
Insert in Gutenberg/block editor

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything

Allowed characters are alphabets, numbers, hyphens and underscores. My shortcode is not working in my page builder! Please check with your page builder plugin to confirm if the block/place/area where the shortcode is being used can execute shortcodes. If yes, then shortcode should work fine just like regular WordPress shortcodes. My shortcode is not working! Please check the following if you notice that the shortcode content is not printed or when the output is not as expected. Please verify if the shortcode content is printed. If shortcode content is not seen printed, check the shortcode settings to see if any option is enabled to restrict where and when shortcode is printed. Also confirm if the shortcode name is correct and there is no duplicate name attribute for the shortcode. If shortcode is printed but the output is not as expected, please try the shortcode content in an isolated environment and confirm if the shortcode content is working correctly as expected. Sometimes it might be external factors like theme, other plugin might conflict with the shortcode content being used. There is a known limitation in shortcodes API when there is a combination of unclosed and closed shortcodes. Please refer this document for more information.

No, right now the plugin supports only HTML, Javascript and CSS as shortcode content.

Yes, this feature is available in the PRO version. You can upgrade to the PRO version to design using custom editor and create shortcode for that.