Best shortcode plugins for WordPress
1,592 plugins tagged “shortcode” on WordPress.org, in its popular order and updated daily. Research this niche or see all plugins.

Columns
Up in the last 7 days:17#3,942by Konstantin Kovshenin9 years ago
This WordPress plugin boosts your website with... you guessed it, columns!
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.1(22)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Surbma
Up in the last 7 days:6#4,028by Surbma7 months ago
A simple shortcode to include Yoast's breadcrumb function everywhere on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.2(9)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Email Addon for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:7#4,036by KrishaWeb3 months ago
Turn plain Contact Form 7 emails into professional, branded email notifications without writing a single line of code.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Simple YouTube Responsive
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,111by Eirudo9 months ago
Easily embed responsive YouTube videos using a simple shortcode. Lazy load included.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Interact Quiz & Form Embed
Down in the last 7 days:2#4,154by tryinteract1 month ago
Use this plugin to generate a shortcode to embed your Interact quiz or form into your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(11)
- Downloads
- 53/day
Log Out Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:120#4,399by Tectalic2 years ago
Easily add a log out link or button to a post or page using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 20/day

Post Content Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:5#4,412by Curtiss Grymala8 years ago
Adds shortcodes to display the content of a post or a list of posts.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(31)
- Downloads
- 12/day

QR code MeCard/vCard generator
Down in the last 7 days:18#4,437by stasionok5 months ago
Share your contact information such as emails, phone number and much more through QR code with WordPress using shortcode, widget or by direct link.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 31/day

Menu In Post
Down in the last 7 days:13#4,476by linux4me22 months ago
A simple but flexible plugin to allow the use of menus in posts and pages.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 25/day
Better Recent Comments
Down in the last 7 days:20#4,506by Kestrel2 years ago
Provides an improved Recent Comments widget and a shortcode to display your recent comments on any post or page.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(16)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Ultimate Post List
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,517by Kybernetik Services2 months ago
Make up custom-tailored preview lists of the contents easily and place them in widget areas and post contents.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(13)
- Downloads
- 22/day
RSS Feed Widget
Up in the last 7 days:6#4,640by Fahad Mahmood10 days ago
Show any RSS or Atom feed as a clean list or accessible slider with a widget, a block or a shortcode. Cached, secure and lightweight.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.9(26)
- Downloads
- 59/day

WP Spell Check
#4,702by WP Spell Check1 month ago
Proofread & Audit your WordPress website with One Click! Find & fix the errors and build a professional image for your business.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 2.9(39)
- Downloads
- 33/day
URL ShortCodes
Down in the last 7 days:18#4,770by cgarvey8 years ago
URL ShortCodes plugin adds support for a basic short codes to use in your post/page editor that produce correct absolute URLs.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 17/day

Animated Headline
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,793by Anshul Gangrade3 months ago
Add animated headlines to posts, pages, and widgets using a shortcode, Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, or WPBakery element.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Yada Wiki
Down in the last 7 days:13#4,804by dmccan11 months ago
Yada Wiki is a simple wiki for your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(23)
- Downloads
- 23/day

oik
Down in the last 7 days:7#4,935by bobbingwide2 months ago
Over 80 advanced, powerful shortcodes, and 9 blocks for displaying the content of your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Grid Shortcodes
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,039by WP Darko9 months ago
A responsive and easy-to-use tool for dividing your content in your posts/pages. This ultra-lightweight plugin allows you to put your content in colum …
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 15/day

Decent Comments
Down in the last 7 days:7#5,074by itthinx10 months ago
Decent Comments shows what people say. A more engaging way to show comments.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(20)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Alligator Popup
Down in the last 7 days:10#5,113by cubecolour1 year ago
Add popups to your site. Add links to pages/posts via a shortcode which will be opened in a popup browser window.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(45)
- Downloads
- 14/day

CoolClock
Down in the last 7 days:11#5,147by Rolf Allard van Hagen1 month ago
Show an analog clock on your WordPress site sidebar or in post and page content.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 28/day
Coupon Creator
Up in the last 7 days:31#5,257by Brian5 days ago
The WordPress coupon plugin for designed, printable coupons. Build one or upload an image, set an expiration, print. Twelve free templates included.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(37)
- Downloads
- 59/day
Featured Image
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,362by Mervin Praison1 year ago
Add featured image to any part of the website, on each individual post/page. Very Easy to Implement. Shortcode and widget available.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.4(8)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Get Custom Field Values
Up in the last 7 days:7#5,684by Scott Reilly3 years ago
Use widgets, shortcodes, and/or template tags to easily retrieve and display custom field values for posts or pages.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Progress Bar
Up in the last 7 days:49#5,777by Chris Reynolds1 month ago
A simple progress bar shortcode that can be styled with CSS
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(24)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Inline Spoilers
Up in the last 7 days:17#5,805by Sergey Kuzmich1 year ago
The plugin allows to create content spoilers with Guttenberg block or simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(14)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Animated Typed JS Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:34#5,810by Yong2 years ago
This plugin add shortcode to create an animated typing effect with Typed JS. No settings needed, just plug and play.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

WP Sitemap Pages and Posts
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,878by shuvo664 months ago
Generate a human-readable sitemap of your pages and posts with a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Dinosaur Game
Down in the last 7 days:34#6,082by Chris David Miles3 months ago
Add the dinosaur game from Google Chrome to your site using the [dinosaur-game] shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(13)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Sidebar Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:15#6,193by thinkerwebdesign4 years ago
Add sidebars to WordPress posts and pages using shortcodes with a sidebar Name or ID.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Do Shortcodes for Rank Math SEO
Down in the last 7 days:32#6,201by Denra.com6 days ago
Display shortcodes in the title, description, Facebook and Twitter fields, and other locations for Rank Math SEO.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Extra Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:4#6,224by webvitalii3 years ago
[extra_archives], [extra_taxonomies], [bloginfo show="name"], [date format="l jS \of F Y"], [date_i18n], [time]
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Remove Orphan Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:14#6,327by Meks2 years ago
Quickly remove unused (orphan) shortcode tags from your content.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.9(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Current Year Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:21#6,360by Lukas2 years ago
Insert the current year, month and day with a shortcode in any page, post or widget of your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
AffiliateWP
Down in the last 7 days:19#6,419by Syed Balkhi12 days ago
Display an affiliate leaderboard on your website
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Slideshow
Down in the last 7 days:15#6,435by Justin Tadlock9 years ago
A shortcode for displaying a slideshow of image attachments for a post.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 10/day
GET Params
#6,527by Nathan Singh7 years ago
Shortcodes allowing you to display GET parameters from the current URL in pages and posts, or show/hide content depending on GET param values
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Before After Image
Up in the last 7 days:40#6,556by Scott Paterson2 months ago
Before After Image with a draggable handle. Works with Elementor, WooCommerce, and shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Stars Rating
Down in the last 7 days:19#6,570by Fahid Javid7 months ago
A complete review plugin — star ratings, photo uploads, likes & dislikes, and Google rich snippets, all from one place.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(23)
- Downloads
- 23/day

cookie-cat
Down in the last 7 days:1#6,604by bobbingwide1 year ago
Assist compliance with UK cookie law/EU cookie directive by listing the cookies your website uses using the [cookies] shortcode. depends on oik.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Coupon Shortcodes for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:39#6,692by itthinx25 days ago
Show coupon discount info using shortcodes. Allows to render coupon information and content conditionally, based on the validity of coupons.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(17)
- Downloads
- 28/day

Nepali Date Utilities
Down in the last 7 days:16#6,699by ashokbasnet8 days ago
Nepali Date Utilities converts English (AD) dates to Nepali (BS) for posts, comments, shortcodes, blocks, and a monthly post calendar.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 34/day
List Last Changes
Down in the last 7 days:4#6,825by rbaer2 months ago
Shows a list of the last changes of a WordPress site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Grid Columns
Down in the last 7 days:5#6,832by Justin Tadlock9 years ago
A [column] shortcode for creating columnized content.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(22)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple Mortgage Calculator
Up in the last 7 days:15#6,856by Mortgage Calculator12 days ago
Simple mortgage calculator widget and shortcode: monthly payment from home price, down payment, rate and term. Clean flat design.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 29/day

xili-tidy-tags
Down in the last 7 days:35#6,942by Michel - xiligroup dev1 year ago
xili-tidy-tags is a tool for grouping tags by semantic groups or by language and for creating tidy tag clouds.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 19/day

Shortcode Preview Block
Up in the last 7 days:1#6,958by Ronak Ganatra11 days ago
Shows a preview of any shortcode in the editor. It renders the shortcode on the editor side so you do not need to view the front end to see the result …
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 34/day
Comments Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:5#7,012by Sirius Pro1 year ago
This plugin allows you to use a shortcode anywhere to display comments on WordPress pages and posts along with the comment form.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 8/day

Web Stories Widgets For Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:10#7,060by Cool Plugins2 months ago
This addon will helps you to easily represent Google Web stories in the Page/Post using Elementor Widget and shortcodes.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Podbean Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:15#7,106by podbean9 years ago
A simple and easy way to embed Podbean player into your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day