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Hide Unwanted Shortcodes

A plugin to prevent unwanted shortcodes from showing on blog.

By Denzel Chia·Shortcode·Free
5(3 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 9 years ago
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As of April 2026, Hide Unwanted Shortcodes is a WordPress shortcode plugin with 60 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….

5/53 reviews
60active installs
7.0K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Have you ever switch theme or remove plugin and found that there is a lot of unwanted shortcodes left on blog, and they are showing up as [shortcode id="1234"] ? In order to remove them, you will need risky database queries which is not what you want or what you can handle properly.

Now you can use this plugin to prevent them from showing up on Blog. This plugin does not delete the shortcodes from your Database or Post Editor, instead it prevent them from showing up on Blog (Public View), by returning nothing to content.

You can easily add and save the unwanted shortcode tag name into the plugin setting page, and the plugin will
do the rest. There is no need to write any functions or database queries, the plugin will hide them base on shortcode tag saved.

How to use this plugin ?

  1. After i…
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Ratings & Reviews

53 reviews
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1

Update to use PHP 5 constructor.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Denzel ChiaDenzel Chia
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Nov 30, 2016
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
4.3.34
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
60
Downloads
7.0K+
Added
Jun 2, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

shortcodeshortcodesremove shortcoderemove shortcodeshide unwanted shortcodes

Developer

D
Denzel Chia
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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