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shortcode plugins
1,555 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.
1,555
plugins
1,531,520+
combined reach
357
released in 90 days
57%
quiet 18 months+
35
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. Showing the 15 most recent of 35.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Themify Shortcodes | 7,000+ | released after a long silence |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Shortcode Preview Block | 900+ | released after a long silence |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Ajax Filter Search | 70+ | released after a long silence |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Offer Calc | 20+ | released after a long silence |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Hozana | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Very Simple PayPal Donation Form | 200+ | released after a long silence |
| 23 Oct 2026 | SlopeQuill Roof Area Estimator | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Roofers Royal Oak Roof Maintenance Record | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | WattPencil Appliance Running Cost | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Eastern Skip Hire Volume Calculator | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Breadcrumbs Shortcode | 100+ | released after a long silence |
| 22 Oct 2026 | All custom fields & groups | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
| 22 Oct 2026 | RoomJotter Handyman Job List | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Simple Mortgage Calculator | 1,000+ | changed hands |
| 21 Oct 2026 | A Random Number | 700+ | changed hands |
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★ | 19 days 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★ | 1 month 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★ | 2 months 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. | 70,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 years 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 months ago |
| Column Shortcodes Adds shortcodes to easily create columns in your posts or pages. | 60,000+ | 4.8★ | 4 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★ | 25 days ago |
| Shortcode in Menus Allows you to add shortcodes in WordPress Navigation Menus. | 50,000+ | 4.7★ | 9 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★ | 26 days 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★ | 5 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★ | 2 years 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★ | 3 months 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★ | 9 months ago |
| Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler This plugin enables the usage of external shortcodes inside Contact Form 7 Forms. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 years 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+ | 4.5★ | 14 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★ | 9 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★ | 2 months ago |
| Kaya QR Code Generator Generate QR codes using shortcodes, the Gutenberg block or widget, with no third-party services or dependencies. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 18 days ago |
| Meks Flexible Shortcodes Add some cool elements to your post/page content with flexible shortcodes. | 10,000+ | 4.2★ | 17 months ago |
| Posts in Page Easily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
| Reusable Blocks Extended Extend Gutenberg Reusable Blocks feature with a complete admin panel, widgets, shortcodes and PHP functions. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 months ago |
| Shortcode for Current Date Insert current Date, Month or Year anywhere in your WordPress site with a simple shortcode. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 10 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★ | 2 months ago |
| Shortcode Widget Adds a text-like widget that allows you to write shortcode in it. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 8 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★ | 5 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★ | 15 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★ | 2 months 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★ | 3 months 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★ | 1 month 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★ | 2 months 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★ | 2 months ago |
| Themify Shortcodes Allows you to use all Themify shortcodes on any WordPress theme. | 7,000+ | 3.0★ | 7 days 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★ | 2.5 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★ | 3 months ago |
| Bootstrap Shortcodes Wordpress plugin to add shortcodes for Twitter Bootstrap 3.3 | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 13 days 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★ | 9 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★ | 4 months ago |
| Spreaker Shortcode A simple and easy way to embed Spreaker player into your WordPress blog. | 4,000+ | 3.6★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| YITH WooCommerce Product Slider Carousel YITH WooCommerce Product Slider Carousel allows you to create responsive product sliders! | 4,000+ | 3.2★ | 9 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★ | 3 months ago |
| Columns This WordPress plugin boosts your website with... you guessed it, columns! | 3,000+ | 4.1★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Etsy Shop Plugin that allow you to insert Etsy Shop sections in pages or posts using the bracket/shortcode method. | 3,000+ | 4.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Interact Quiz & Form Embed Use this plugin to generate a shortcode to embed your Interact quiz or form into your WordPress site. | 3,000+ | 4.6★ | 28 days ago |
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