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 #5,122 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #693 of 8,289 in the Customization category, a 3.4/5 rating from 21 reviews, and was last updated Jun 30, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7

v6.5.1 Current Version v6.5.1

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 30 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#693 of 8,289 in Customization Top 10% by installs Downloads -25.4% this week Actively maintained

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#5,122

-2 this week

Active Installs

2K+

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KW Avg Position

64.3

1 better

Downloads

254.4K

+14 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

68%

Review 3.4 out of 5

3.4 (21 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 78.4%

2K+ 3K+

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Reviews & Ratings

3.4

21 reviews

Overall 68%

8 (38%)

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
text	41	—	Tag	1 day ago
info	58	—	Tag	1 day ago
color	94	—	Tag	1 day ago

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.5.1
Last Updated: Jun 30, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: minimus

Support & Rating

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

Keywords

color content info performance text

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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