Allows page content to contain arbitrary shortcodes (e.g., [email]) that are replaced by the values of the home page's custom fields.
As of April 2026, Arbitrary Shortcodes is a WordPress replace plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Enable Media Replace.
Replaces Shortcodes with Homepage Custom Fields.
This plugin allows you to write your page content like this:
“Contact our company, [company_name], by email at: [email].”
Text with these shortcodes can be defined on any number of pages throughout your site.
The values of all of the shortcodes are controlled in a single location: the Custom Fields of your blog’s home page. For the above example, there would be Custom Fields on the home page called “company_name” and “email” with the values, respectively, of “Example Company Name” and “[email protected]”.
This plugin requires that you have WordPress set to show a static Page on the home page under Settings->Reading and “Front page”.
So then, for all the custom…
| WordPress | 2.7.1+ requiredTested up to 2.7.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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