Lineate provides simple shortcodes for formatting poetry in the WordPress editor.
As of April 2026, Lineate is a WordPress editor plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Elementor Website Builder – more than….
Lineate provides two simple shortcodes for easily formatting poetry in the WordPress editor.
The first is the stanza shortcode. To indicate a stanza, wrap the appropriate text the [stanza]…[/stanza] shortcode as follows:
[stanza]
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree :
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
[/stanza]
The amount of vertical distance between stanzas can be set on the Lineate settings page.
The second shortcode is for indicating individual lines within a stanza. To ensure that each line in the above example was rendered correctly, you would use the [lineate] shortcode as follows:
[stanza]
[lineate]In Xanadu did Kubla Khan[/lineate]
[lineate]A stately pleasure-dome decree :[/lineate]
[lineate]Where A…
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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