Embed the content of another post using a simple shortcode. Useful for reusing content across pages or posts.
As of April 2026, Post Content Shortcode is a WordPress shortcode plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 497 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
Post Content Shortcode allows you to display the content of any post using a shortcode like:
[post_content id=”123″]
This is useful for reusing content in multiple places, referencing another post inline, or including dynamically updated blocks of content.
You can configure which post statuses are allowed to be embedded from the plugin’s settings page under Settings → Post Content Shortcode.
Use the shortcode like this:
[post_content id=”123″]
Where 123 is the ID of the post you want to embed.
To avoid infinite loops, the plugin prevents a post from including itself.
Only posts with selected statuses (e.g. Published, Draft) will be rendered. You can control this from the plugin settings page.
By default, the shortcode tag i…
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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