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Nested Shortcodes vs Shortcake (Shortcode UI)

Nested Shortcodes

by Outerbridge

1K+ installs4.8

Shortcake (Shortcode UI)

by Daniel Bachhuber

10K+ installs4.1

At a glance

  • Shortcake (Shortcode UI) has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Nested Shortcodes.
  • On a typical day, Shortcake (Shortcode UI) is downloaded about 95 times, Nested Shortcodes about 25.
  • Nested Shortcodes is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 4.1 from 24 reviews.
  • Nested Shortcodes was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Jan 16, 2019 for Shortcake (Shortcode UI).
  • Nested Shortcodes resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Shortcake (Shortcode UI).
  • Nested Shortcodes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Shortcake (Shortcode UI).
  • Nested Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Shortcake (Shortcode UI).

Line by line

Nested Shortcodes leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

MetricNested ShortcodesShortcake (Shortcode UI)
Popular rank#5,528#2,023
Active installs1K+10K+
Downloads, last 30 days5501.7K
Rating4.8(14)4.1(24)
Support threads resolved100%0%
Tested up to7.1.45.0.31
Search multiplier×0.72×0.00
Last release1 month ago7 years ago
Requires PHP––

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