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Arbitrary Shortcodes

Allows page content to contain arbitrary shortcodes (e.g., [email]) that are replaced by the values of the home page's custom fields.

By philfreo·Replace·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 16 years ago
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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.

0/5Rating
10active installs
1.9K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

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…

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Compatibility

WordPress2.7.1+ requiredTested up to 2.7.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.0
Last Updated
May 11, 2009
WP Requires
2.7.1+
Tested Up To
2.7.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.9K+
Added
May 11, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

replaceshortcodescustomfields

Developer

P
philfreo
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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