A small plugin which allows you to use nest shortcodes (i.e. a shortcode within an enclosing shortcode) by implementing a simple do_shortcode filter
As of April 2026, Nested Shortcodes by Outerbridge is a WordPress nested plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 14 reviews. It has been downloaded 21K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 25% this week. Top alternative: Nested Pages.
A small plugin which allows you to use nested shortcodes (i.e. a shortcode within an enclosing shortcode) by implementing a simple “do_shortcode” filter as per the WordPress Codex to content and widgets – see Shortcode_API and do_shortcode
That’s just a brilliant plugin! Many thanks!
Perfect utility plugin for WordPress
Updated an outdated theme and we run into the nested problem.
this plugin saves our a**.
thanks
Works perfectly!
This is what I wanted for long time.
Works great with Post Snippets plugin.
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.