by minimus 3.4 (21 reviews)

Special Text Boxes

Name: Special Text Boxes
Rating: 3.4 (21 reviews)
Author: minimus

Highlights any portion of text as text in the colored boxes.

Special Text Boxes ranks #5,155 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #797 of 8,549 in the Customization category, a 3.4/5 rating from 21 reviews, and was last updated Sep 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v6.6.1 Current Version v6.6.1

Updated 4 days ago Last Update on 13 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#797 of 8,549 in Customization Top 10% by installs Downloads +811.5% this week Actively maintained

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KW Avg Position

78.5

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254.4K

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68%

Review 3.4 out of 5

3.4 (21 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Sep 24, 2024

Special Text Boxes [wp-special-textboxes] < 6.2.5

CVE-2024-8481 · Fixed in v6.2.5
Jun 17, 2022

Special Text Boxes [wp-special-textboxes] < 6.0.0

Fixed in v6.0.0
Sep 21, 2021

Special Text Boxes [wp-special-textboxes] < 5.9.110

CVE-2021-24485 · Fixed in v5.9.110

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.6.1
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: minimus

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.4
Reviews: 21
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for bloggers and site owners who want to visually emphasize parts of their post text. It solves the problem of highlighting text by adding a stylesheet and shortcode that render colored, styled boxes around selected content.

7 available box styles
Warning styled text box
Alert styled text box
Info styled text box
Download styled text box
English language pack
Russian language pack
Shortcode for highlighting text

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Special Text Boxes

Use short codes: [stextbox id="ValidID"]Highlighted text here[/stextbox] or (for captioned textbox) [stextbox id="ValidID" caption="CaptionText"]Highlighted text here[/stextbox] were ValidID may be: alert, info, download, grey, black, warning, custom CaptionText may be: any text you needed.

Use function stbHighlightText: <?php if(function_exists('stbHighlightText')) echo stbHighlightText('Test of function stbHighlightText.', 'warning'); ?> defined as function stbHighlightText( $content = null, $id = 'warning', $caption = '', $atts = null )

Use stb shortcode inside stextbox shortcode [stextbox]Some text [stb]Some text in the indoor box[/stb][/stextbox] More about Special Text Boxes usage and customising read on the plugin page