Best shortcode plugins for WordPress
The most popular shortcode plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Shortcodes Ultimate leads with 400K+ active installs, ahead of MW WP Form (200K+) and Shortcoder (100K+). All 1,591 plugins tagged “shortcode” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 shortcode plugins
- 1.
Shortcodes UltimateThe most installed shortcode plugin, with 400K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 5,925 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.MW WP Form
200K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 23 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.Shortcoder
100K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 227 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Display Posts70K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 164 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.
Better Font Awesome60K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 88 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Column Shortcodes60K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 134 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 7.
eRecht24 Legal Texts50K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 8.
Shortcode in Menus50K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 82 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 9.
Advanced iFrame40K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 54 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 10.Insert Pages
30K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 71 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
All 1,591 plugins tagged “shortcode”

Shortcodes Ultimate
Down in the last 7 days:1#148by Vova22 days ago
Add 50+ shortcodes with live preview for tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders and boxes. Works in Block Editor and Classic Editor.
- Installs
- 400K+
- Rating
- 4.9(5.9K)
- Downloads
- 2.8K/day
MW WP Form
Down in the last 7 days:1#272by Webの相談所1 month ago
MW WP Form is shortcode base contact form plugin. This plugin have many features. For example you can use many validation rules, inquiry data saving, …
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.2(23)
- Downloads
- 1.3K/day
Shortcoder
Up in the last 7 days:2#431by vaakash1 month ago
Create custom "Shortcodes" easily for HTML, JavaScript, CSS code snippets and use the shortcodes within posts, pages & widgets
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.9(227)
- Downloads
- 479/day

Display Posts
#550by Bill Erickson2 years ago
Add a listing of content on your website using a simple shortcode. Filter the results by category, author, and more.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.8(164)
- Downloads
- 163/day

Better Font Awesome
Up in the last 7 days:1#630by Mickey Kay1 month ago
Add Font Awesome Free icons that stay current automatically, with a native WordPress block, shortcodes, a Classic Editor picker, and legacy support.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.5(88)
- Downloads
- 244/day

Column Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:1#659by Tobias Schutter4 years ago
Adds shortcodes to easily create columns in your posts or pages.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.8(134)
- Downloads
- 82/day

eRecht24 Legal Texts
Up in the last 7 days:5#743by erecht2427 days ago
Outputs legal texts via shortcode and Gutenberg block — manually entered or synchronised from the eRecht24 API.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 303/day

Shortcode in Menus
Down in the last 7 days:2#773by Gagan Deep Singh9 months ago
Allows you to add shortcodes in WordPress Navigation Menus.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.7(82)
- Downloads
- 67/day

Advanced iFrame
Up in the last 7 days:2#851by mdempfle5 days ago
Include content the way YOU like in an iframe that can hide and modify elements, does auto-height, forward parameters and does many, many more...
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.4(54)
- Downloads
- 417/day
Insert Pages
Up in the last 7 days:2#925by Paul Ryan4 months ago
Insert Pages lets you embed any WordPress content (e.g., pages, posts, custom post types) into other WordPress content using the Shortcode API.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.8(71)
- Downloads
- 151/day

Team Members
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,129by WP Darko9 months ago
A responsive and clean way to display your team. Create members, add their positions, bios (and more...) and copy-paste the shortcode anywhere.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.2(53)
- Downloads
- 88/day
Donations via PayPal
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,192by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ2 months ago
Easy, simple setup to add a PayPal Donation button as a Widget or with a shortcode.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(27)
- Downloads
- 70/day
Forget About Shortcode Buttons
#1,196by Code Amp2 years ago
A visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(69)
- Downloads
- 41/day

Reusable Blocks Extended
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,407by Jb Audras2 months ago
Extend Gutenberg Reusable Blocks feature with a complete admin panel, widgets, shortcodes and PHP functions.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(40)
- Downloads
- 52/day

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block
Up in the last 7 days:6#1,410by Event Calendar Newsletter2 months ago
Add shortcode, block and Elementor widget functionality to The Events Calendar Plugin, so you can easily list and promote your events anywhere.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(101)
- Downloads
- 92/day

Kaya QR Code Generator
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,421by Kaya Studio20 days ago
Generate QR codes using shortcodes, the Gutenberg block or widget, with no third-party services or dependencies.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(38)
- Downloads
- 184/day
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,517by Johan van der Wijk1 month ago
This plugin enables you to edit and display Content Blocks in a sidebar widget or using a shortcode.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(80)
- Downloads
- 98/day

Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,540by Narinder Singh4 days ago
Add The Events Calendar shortcode, Gutenberg block, or Events Widget Element (Bricks Builder) to show events listing on any WordPress page using smart …
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(214)
- Downloads
- 189/day
HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)
#1,568by Angelo Mandato2 months ago
Adds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by using the HTML Sitemap Block or shortcode, perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(24)
- Downloads
- 87/day

Meks Flexible Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,589by Meks1 year ago
Add some cool elements to your post/page content with flexible shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(10)
- Downloads
- 54/day

Shortcode Widget
#1,622by Gagan Deep Singh7 months ago
Adds a text-like widget that allows you to write shortcode in it.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(34)
- Downloads
- 35/day
Simple Map
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,626by Takayuki Miyauchi8 years ago
Easy way to embed google map(s).
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(12)
- Downloads
- 29/day

Tabby Responsive Tabs
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,640by cubecolour1 year ago
Create responsive tabs inside your posts, pages or custom post content by adding simple shortcodes inside the post editor.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(144)
- Downloads
- 111/day
WP Coder
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,645by Wow-Company1 month ago
Snippets made simple — easily insert and manage custom PHP, CSS, JS & HTML without coding in theme files.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(32)
- Downloads
- 110/day

Shortcode for Current Date
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,649by Imtiaz Rayhan10 months ago
Insert current Date, Month or Year anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(116)
- Downloads
- 53/day
Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,710by Tobias Zimpel2 years ago
This plugin enables the usage of external shortcodes inside Contact Form 7 Forms.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(12)
- Downloads
- 27/day

Responsive Pricing Table
Down in the last 7 days:6#1,806by WP Darko9 months ago
A responsive and elegant way to present your offer to your visitors. Create a new pricing table now and copy-paste the shortcode anywhere.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(91)
- Downloads
- 43/day
WP Date and Time Shortcode
#1,812by Denra.com2 months ago
Shortcode to show any current, past, and future date or time. Display this, previous, or next year, month, day, etc.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(31)
- Downloads
- 54/day

Posts in Page
#1,859by ivycat7 years ago
Easily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(86)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Simple Divi Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,910by Fabrice ESQUIROL5 months ago
Insert DIVI Library item inside module content or inside a php template by using a shortcode.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(23)
- Downloads
- 53/day

Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:3#1,998by Clipboard Agency16 days ago
Copy Anything to Clipboard is the #1 WordPress copy-to-clipboard plugin trusted by 10,000+ active websites with 352,151+ downloads 🚀.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(36)
- Downloads
- 180/day

Shortcode Redirect
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,131by cartpauj2 months ago
Redirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(31)
- Downloads
- 50/day

Genesis Columns Advanced
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,150by Nick Diego2 years ago
Adds shortcodes to easily create up to 42 different columned layouts.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(25)
- Downloads
- 28/day

Dynamic Month & Year into Posts
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,334by Gaurav Tiwari2 months ago
Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and countdowns in content, titles and meta.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(18)
- Downloads
- 78/day
Themify Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,520by themifyme9 days ago
Allows you to use all Themify shortcodes on any WordPress theme.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 85/day
Automatic Copyright Year
Down in the last 7 days:45#2,837by Miina Sikk7 years ago
Automatic Copyright Year seeks to solve a common problem: keeping your copyright year up-to-date.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 16/day
Disable Author Pages
Down in the last 7 days:7#3,008by Frank Neumann-Staude9 years ago
Disable the author pages
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(17)
- Downloads
- 18/day

SoundCloud Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:9#3,116by indextwo2 years ago
SoundCloud Shortcode plugin for WordPress
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.5(23)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Child Pages Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:10#3,215by Takayuki Miyauchi9 years ago
You can use shortcode for display child pages from the page.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(20)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Bootstrap Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,284by sinetheta15 days ago
Wordpress plugin to add shortcodes for Twitter Bootstrap 3.3
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(23)
- Downloads
- 82/day

Responsive Tabs
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,340by WP Darko9 months ago
A responsive & clean way to display your content. Create new tabs in no-time (custom type) and copy-paste the shortcode into any post/page.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.2(41)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Shortcodes Finder
Down in the last 7 days:12#3,391by Scribit4 months ago
Shortcodes Finder helps you to find, test, clean and get informations about the shortcodes in your WordPress website posts, pages and custom contents.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.9(53)
- Downloads
- 47/day
Basic URL ShortCodes
Up in the last 7 days:7#3,426by Vikas Sharma6 days ago
Simple shortcodes that output essential WordPress URLs inside posts, pages and widgets.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 24/day

Spreaker Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,465by Spreaker2 years ago
A simple and easy way to embed Spreaker player into your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.6(8)
- Downloads
- 23/day
YITH WooCommerce Product Slider Carousel
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,476by YITHEMES11 days ago
YITH WooCommerce Product Slider Carousel allows you to create responsive product sliders!
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.2(20)
- Downloads
- 76/day

Auto Copyright Year Updater
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,600by eraplugins2 years ago
This plugin short code update the copyright year automatically every year using shortcode.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Snippet Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:3#3,652by YeKen2 months ago
Create a library of custom shortcodes and reusable content, and seamlessly insert them into your posts and pages.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(25)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Etsy Shop
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,735by fsheedy2 months ago
Plugin that allow you to insert Etsy Shop sections in pages or posts using the bracket/shortcode method.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.0(30)
- Downloads
- 24/day

W4 Post List
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,788by Shazzad Hossain Khan2 days ago
Build lists the Query Loop can't: posts grouped by year, category or author, term lists and user directories — via block, shortcode or widget.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.7(94)
- Downloads
- 45/day

Matterport Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,892by Julien Berthelot2 years ago
Embed Matterport 3D Spaces as Galleries with cached thumbnails, titles and addresses that open in a lightbox! Responsive, 1 - 4 columns.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 22/day