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shortcode plugins
1,445 plugins in the directory carry the shortcode tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
1,445
plugins
1,571,880+
combined reach
279
released in 90 days
61%
quiet 18 months+
12
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Sep 2026 | CM Consulta Fipe | 30+ | released after a long silence |
| 01 Sep 2026 | Better Font Awesome | 60,000+ | released after a long silence |
| 01 Sep 2026 | Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo | 100+ | released after a long silence |
| 29 Aug 2026 | SuevaFree Essential Kit | 200+ | released after a long silence |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Plugin Docs | 30+ | released after a long silence |
| 24 Aug 2026 | PostViews Insights | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Massoftind Dynamic Content | fewer than 10 | reopened |
| 13 Aug 2026 | MachForm Shortcode | 300+ | released after a long silence |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Custom Post Display | 40+ | released after a long silence |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Shortcodes in Sidebar | 400+ | released after a long silence |
| 07 Aug 2026 | List Custom Post with featured image | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 05 Aug 2026 | Massoftind Dynamic Content | fewer than 10 | closed |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements Add 50+ shortcodes with live preview for tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders and boxes. Works in Block Editor and Classic Editor. | 400,000+ | 4.9★ | 1 month ago |
| MW WP Form 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, … | 200,000+ | 4.2★ | 11 days ago |
| Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything Create custom "Shortcodes" easily for HTML, JavaScript, CSS code snippets and use the shortcodes within posts, pages & widgets | 100,000+ | 4.9★ | 1 month ago |
| Display Posts – Easy lists, grids, navigation, and more Add a listing of content on your website using a simple shortcode. Filter the results by category, author, and more. | 80,000+ | 4.8★ | 23 months ago · quiet |
| Better Font Awesome Add Font Awesome Free icons that stay current automatically, with a native WordPress block, shortcodes, a Classic Editor picker, and legacy support. | 60,000+ | 4.5★ | 2 days ago |
| Column Shortcodes Adds shortcodes to easily create columns in your posts or pages. | 60,000+ | 4.8★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| eRecht24 Legal Texts Outputs legal texts via shortcode and Gutenberg block — manually entered or synchronised from the eRecht24 API. | 50,000+ | 5.0★ | 20 days ago |
| Shortcode in Menus Allows you to add shortcodes in WordPress Navigation Menus. | 50,000+ | 4.7★ | 7 months ago |
| Advanced iFrame 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... | 40,000+ | 4.4★ | 3 months ago |
| Insert Pages Insert Pages lets you embed any WordPress content (e.g., pages, posts, custom post types) into other WordPress content using the Shortcode API. | 30,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Forget About Shortcode Buttons A visual way to add CSS buttons in the rich text editor and to your themes. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 22 months ago · quiet |
| Donations via PayPal Easy, simple setup to add a PayPal Donation button as a Widget or with a shortcode. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 21 days ago |
| Post Snippets – Custom WordPress Code Snippets Customizer Create WordPress custom snippets shortcodes and reusable content and insert them in into your posts and pages. | 20,000+ | 4.6★ | 18 days ago |
| Reusable Blocks Extended Extend Gutenberg Reusable Blocks feature with a complete admin panel, widgets, shortcodes and PHP functions. | 20,000+ | 4.8★ | 10 days ago |
| Team Members A responsive and clean way to display your team. Create members, add their positions, bios (and more...) and copy-paste the shortcode anywhere. | 20,000+ | 4.2★ | 7 months ago |
| Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler This plugin enables the usage of external shortcodes inside Contact Form 7 Forms. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 23 months ago · quiet |
| Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code Copy Anything to Clipboard is the #1 WordPress copy-to-clipboard plugin trusted by 10,000+ active websites with 352,151+ downloads 🚀. | 10,000+ | 4.6★ | 18 days ago |
| Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) This plugin enables you to edit and display Content Blocks in a sidebar widget or using a shortcode. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Responsive Pricing Table A responsive and elegant way to present your offer to your visitors. Create a new pricing table now and copy-paste the shortcode anywhere. | 10,000+ | 4.6★ | 7 months ago |
| Genesis Columns Advanced Adds shortcodes to easily create up to 42 different columned layouts. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) 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. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 7 days ago |
| Kaya QR Code Generator Generate QR Code through Widgets and Shortcodes, without any dependencies. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 4 months ago |
| Meks Flexible Shortcodes Add some cool elements to your post/page content with flexible shortcodes. | 10,000+ | 4.2★ | 15 months ago |
| Posts in Page Easily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| Shortcode for Current Date Insert current Date, Month or Year anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 8 months ago |
| Shortcode Redirect Redirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration. | 10,000+ | 4.3★ | 13 days ago |
| Shortcode Widget Adds a text-like widget that allows you to write shortcode in it. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 6 months ago |
| Simple Divi Shortcode Insert DIVI Library item inside module content or inside a php template by using a shortcode. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Simple Map Easy way to embed google map(s). | 10,000+ | 4.7★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Tabby Responsive Tabs Create responsive tabs inside your posts, pages or custom post content by adding simple shortcodes inside the post editor. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 13 months ago |
| Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar Add The Events Calendar shortcode, Gutenberg block, or Events Widget Element (Bricks Builder) to show events listing on any WordPress page using smart … | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 6 days ago |
| The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block Add shortcode, block and Elementor widget functionality to The Events Calendar Plugin, so you can easily list and promote your events anywhere. | 10,000+ | 4.7★ | 19 days ago |
| WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets Snippets made simple — easily insert and manage custom PHP, CSS, JS & HTML without coding in theme files. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 13 days ago |
| WP Date and Time Shortcode Shortcode to show any current, past, and future date or time. Display this, previous, or next year, month, day, etc. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 12 days ago |
| Dynamic Month & Year into Posts Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and countdowns in content, titles and meta. | 8,000+ | 5.0★ | 11 days ago |
| Themify Shortcodes Allows you to use all Themify shortcodes on any WordPress theme. | 7,000+ | 3.0★ | 17 months ago |
| Automatic Copyright Year Automatic Copyright Year seeks to solve a common problem: keeping your copyright year up-to-date. | 6,000+ | 4.3★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| Child Pages Shortcode You can use shortcode for display child pages from the page. | 5,000+ | 4.6★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Disable Author Pages Disable the author pages | 5,000+ | 4.9★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| SoundCloud Shortcode SoundCloud Shortcode plugin for WordPress | 5,000+ | 4.5★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Auto Copyright Year Updater This plugin short code update the copyright year automatically every year using shortcode. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Basic URL ShortCodes Simple shortcodes that output essential WordPress URLs inside posts, pages and widgets. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 19 days ago |
| Bootstrap Shortcodes Wordpress plugin to add shortcodes for Twitter Bootstrap 3.3 | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 6 months ago |
| Responsive Tabs 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. | 4,000+ | 4.2★ | 7 months ago |
| Shortcodes Finder Shortcodes Finder helps you to find, test, clean and get informations about the shortcodes in your WordPress website posts, pages and custom contents. | 4,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Snippet Shortcodes Create a library of custom shortcodes and reusable content, and seamlessly insert them into your posts and pages. | 4,000+ | 4.7★ | 23 days ago |
| Spreaker Shortcode A simple and easy way to embed Spreaker player into your WordPress blog. | 4,000+ | 3.6★ | 1.5 years ago · quiet |
| YITH WooCommerce Product Slider Carousel YITH WooCommerce Product Slider Carousel allows you to create responsive product sliders! | 4,000+ | 3.2★ | 13 days ago |
| Email Addon for Contact Form 7 Turn plain Contact Form 7 emails into professional, branded email notifications without writing a single line of code. | 3,000+ | 4.6★ | 1 month ago |
| Columns This WordPress plugin boosts your website with... you guessed it, columns! | 3,000+ | 4.1★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
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