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.
Links shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:3#7,354by Maarten7 years ago
The plugin provides the shortcode 'links'. This shortcode shows all links having specified characteristics, following a specified template.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.5(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Blog-in-Blog
Up in the last 7 days:43#7,401by timhodson9 months ago
This plugin shows posts from a category on any page you like using shortcodes. Create multiple blogs within a blog using a category.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Device Mockups
Down in the last 7 days:10#7,421by Justin Peacock9 years ago
Show your work in high resolution, responsive device mockups using only shortcodes.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Current Year Shortcode VICT
Down in the last 7 days:11#7,424by Voordelig ICT2 months ago
A shortcode to display the current year. Never worry about updating the current year on your site again.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Shortcode Empty Paragraph Fix
Up in the last 7 days:15#7,444by Johann Heyne10 years ago
Fix known issues when shortcodes are embedded in a block of content that is filtered by wpautop.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.8(20)
- Downloads
- 8/day

Clean My Archives
Down in the last 7 days:52#7,526by Justin Tadlock9 years ago
An easy-to-use shortcode for displaying post archives on your site.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Sharing buttons shortcode for Jetpack
Down in the last 7 days:26#7,654by Jeremy Herve2 years ago
Extends the Jetpack plugin and allows you to add sharing buttons anywhere inside your posts thanks to the [jpshare] shortcode
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 3.8(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day

CC BMI Calculator
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,661by CC4 months ago
Add a free simple customizable BMI Calculator to your web site.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 3.3(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Last Updated Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:5#7,727by Luke Mlsna11 years ago
Creates a shortcode to display the date/time when a post/page was last updated (with optional formatting).
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
BASE Item List
Up in the last 7 days:1#7,747by Kazuto Takeshita5 months ago
Display BASE(https://thebase.in/) Item List by shortcode [BASE_ITEM]
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Shortcode for Font Awesome
Up in the last 7 days:26#7,837by smgwebdesign1 month ago
Display Font Awesome icons with a shortcode. Requires Font Awesome to be loaded separately by your theme or another plugin.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Bloginfo Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:31#7,886by w3prodigy16 years ago
Displays information about your blog in a page or post.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Anywhere Widgets
Down in the last 7 days:14#7,912by Yudiz Solutions Ltd.1 year ago
Create and display widgets anywhere on your site with WP Anywhere Widgets—simple, flexible, and code-free!
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

A Random Number
#7,956by Mortgage Calculator12 days ago
Display a random number anywhere with a shortcode. Set a min/max range, choose number formatting and get a fresh value on every page load.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 16/day
Bloginfo Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:18#8,023by ethanpil13 years ago
Add a [blog] shortcode to the Wordpress editor to include data from bloginfo()
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Product Attributes Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:16#8,101by Kestrel1 year ago
Shortcode to display a linked list of terms from a product attribute, such as all brand links from a brands attribute.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
List Child Pages Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:26#8,239by Douglas Karr1 month ago
A simple plugin to add list of child pages within the content of a parent page.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP GoToWebinar
Down in the last 7 days:40#8,243by Northern Beaches Websites2 months ago
WP GoToWebinar displays a listing or calendar of upcoming webinars using a shortcode or widget which can link to a registration form on your website.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.9(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Webcomic
Down in the last 7 days:9#8,274by Mike4 years ago
Comic publishing power for the web. Turn your WordPress-powered site into a comic publishing platform with Webcomic.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.0(13)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Enhanced AJAX Add to Cart for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:8#8,316by The Rite Sites2 years ago
Add variable & other products to cart using a lightweight, smart, and flexible Add to Cart button inline with any content, on any page you desire.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:21#8,353by Renzo Johnson7 days ago
Edit content once and update it across your WordPress site. Reuse announcements, contact details and calls to action with Blocks.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 1.8(5)
- Downloads
- 19/day
Simple Footnotes
Down in the last 7 days:15#8,390by Andrew Nacin12 years ago
Create simple, elegant footnotes on your site. Use the [ref] shortcode and the plugin takes care of the rest.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Super Cool Ad Inserter Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:4#8,521by Automattic13 days ago
This plugin enables the insertion of widget areas in your post's content via programmatic insertion at display time, via a shortcode, or via bloc …
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day

Alligator Menu Popup
Down in the last 7 days:8#8,639by cubecolour1 year ago
Add the 'mpopup' class to a menu item in a custom menu to open the target in a popup Window.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.8(17)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Five-Star Ratings Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:56#8,643by Chris J. Zähller1 month ago
Simple lightweight shortcode to add 5-star ratings anywhere.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:43#8,644by maxpagels10 years ago
Shortcode is a plugin that adds several useful shortcodes that you can use in your blog posts and pages.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Relative URL ShortCode
Down in the last 7 days:7#8,734by mainsufian3 years ago
Now its easy to change domains and keep links and images fine you just need to use this shortcode [base_url] as your base url for links and images.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Footer Copyright
Up in the last 7 days:47#8,806by Zafor Iqbal1 month ago
Display an automatically updated copyright year and company name with shortcodes and customizable footer text styles.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Drop Cap Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:13#8,822by Eka Kurniawan12 years ago
Just change your first letters in your paragraph with a shortcode to turn it into a drop cap.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.3(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Easy Panorama
Up in the last 7 days:29#8,892by Leonardo Giacone3 years ago
Embed interactive wide/panoramic images on your site. Optimised for responsive layouts, it works great with devices equipped with motion sensors.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.6(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Confetti Fall Animation
Down in the last 7 days:55#8,981by Muhammad Shakeel9 months ago
Confetti fall animation plugin for WordPress. Add a delightful falling confetti animation to your website for celebrations and special events.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple Ticker
Up in the last 7 days:6#8,987by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Displays the ticker.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Tag Cloud Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:23#9,019by D'Arcy Norman7 years ago
The plugin enables any page or post author to include a Tag Cloud by using a shortcode instead of hacking theme template files.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

TechGasp Music Master
Down in the last 7 days:13#9,060by TechGasp5 years ago
TechGasp Music Master allows you to display in your wordpress website musics, playlists and albums of the cool and "booming" music network Spotify.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 2.8(25)
- Downloads
- 11/day

EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup
Down in the last 7 days:11#9,068by Elitoday
Create and save SQL Reports in your WP Admin and place them on pages and posts with a shortcode. Keep your database safe with automatic backups.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Amelia Calendar Essential Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:22#9,098by husinsajjadi7 years ago
The amelia hasn't any shortcodes for calendar view in front end. My plugin provides a couple of essential shortcodes for Amelia to show Calendar …
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Section Widget
Up in the last 7 days:55#9,127by ctltwp1 year ago
Display arbitrary information only on selected sections of your site. Also allows you to easily organize them into tabs in your sidebar.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Powie’s WHOIS Domain Check
Up in the last 7 days:23#9,205by PowieT1 day ago
Check domain availability with the [pwhois] shortcode using io-developer/php-whois.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.0(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Themify Store Locator
Up in the last 7 days:57#9,248by themifyme3 months ago
A free plugin to add store locations and stores map in your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 9/day

Date Published Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:16#9,310by jonahhoj4 years ago
Automatically puts in the date that the post was published, using the shortcode [post_published].
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Accordion Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:4#9,313by ctltwp14 years ago
Lets you easily add accordions into your posts and pages using the accordion shortcode
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.8(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Surbma
Up in the last 7 days:5#9,317by Surbma3 years ago
Shortcodes to display Divi's Project elements, like category and tag list.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.8(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Shortcodes in Sidebar
Up in the last 7 days:82#9,408by Pankaj Anupam3 months ago
Runs shortcodes in the Custom HTML widget, the one sidebar widget WordPress still renders without executing them.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Post Tiles
Up in the last 7 days:23#9,546by ethanhackett12 years ago
Post Tiles gives the ability to display posts as tiles. The tiles are color coded by category. The appearance is similar to windows 8 (Windows Metro).
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.5(23)
- Downloads
- 0/day

sCode (Easy Shortcodes)
Down in the last 7 days:53#9,568by WPShop5 years ago
Easy way to creat and manage shortcode from Admin panel site.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post UI Tabs
Up in the last 7 days:27#9,599by Mark / t31os13 years ago
Create jQuery tabs inside your posts, pages or post types using simple shortcodes inside the post editor.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Checklist in Post
Down in the last 7 days:9#9,618by Intar IT8 years ago
Allow creating checklists in posts based on bulleted list.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Hide Broken Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:18#9,677by Scott Reilly6 months ago
Prevent broken shortcodes from appearing in posts and pages.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.5(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Master QR Code Generator
Down in the last 7 days:5#9,768by Sharabindu3 months ago
Generates QR codes for every page, post, product, and custom post for the WordPress website.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Second Street
Up in the last 7 days:58#9,771by Upland5 months ago
Embed your Second Street Promotion on a WordPress page using the Shortcode generated in the Second Street Partner Tool.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day