Shortcake (Shortcode UI) vs WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Shortcake (Shortcode UI)
10K+ active installs
Free
WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Shortcake (Shortcode UI) has a higher user rating (4.1/5 from 24 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Shortcake (Shortcode UI) has accumulated 415K+ total downloads while WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop has 1.0M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Shortcake (Shortcode UI) | WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ◄ | 3.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 24 | ◄ | 8 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | 10K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 415K+ | ► | 1.0M+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 7 years ago | ► | 3 years ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Age | 11 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.5+ | 4.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.7.4 | 1.4.17 |
Rating Breakdown
Shortcake (Shortcode UI)
WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Shortcake (Shortcode UI) averaged approximately 49 daily downloads while WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop averaged 13.
Recent Reviews
Shortcake (Shortcode UI) Reviews
Totally handy
Love using short codes, The block editor is handy too, but short codes are so nice. Good job.
nice
nice
Woocommerce issues
This plugin is god awful. Not only does it break parts of woocommerce their update notifications are insanely irritating when combined with profilepress. Shortcodes aren’t that hard to add so it baffl
WP Shortcode by MyThemeShop Reviews
ImageMagick
“ImageMagick” is necessary to operate this plug-in. ImageMagick is unreliable and has been banned on many servers in my country.
Shortcodes plugin not working with WordPress 5.0.3
This theme is nice, but shorcodes plugin not working with newest wersion of WP
Add the ability to add classes to Column shortcode
This plugin is great for creating columns in content areas. That being said it desperately needs a way to target individual columns with css. something like [one_half class="my-class"] Content goes h
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