As of April 2026, Heckler is a WordPress code plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
Do you often need to create small pieces of content that should be present on e.g. every product page, but don’t justify writing a full on plugin?
Do you mostly work with designers or users that sometimes need to update some of that content, but they don’t know their way through Git, FTP or code in general?
If you’ve answered yes to any of those two questions then this plugin is for you!
Heckler allows you to create reusable pieces of code or text and execute / display them on any wordpress hook (after init) or use them as a simple shortcode within your content.
If you have some coding skills, you can programm a rule which determines if the text should be shown, or the code should be hooked or executed.
As an added bonus, there’s even a VIM mode in the code editor…
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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