The Current Post Shortcode plugin allows you to display the current post's title and metadata using simple shortcodes.
As of April 2026, Current Post Shortcode is a WordPress post meta plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 604 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.7+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Pure Metafields.
The “Current Post Shortcode” plugin allows you to display post titles and custom field values using simple shortcodes. You can display the current post’s title or meta information, or specify a post ID to retrieve data from a specific post.
[current_post] → Outputs the current post title, e.g., “Hello World”[current_post meta="custom_field"] → Outputs the value of the custom field[current_post id="123"] → Outputs the title of the post with ID “123”[current_post id="123" meta="custom_field"] → Outputs the value of the custom field in the post with ID “123”| WordPress | 6.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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