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Priority Shortcodes

Processes specific shortcodes before wpautop() and do_shortcode()

By swinggraphics·TinyMCE·Free
1(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Priority Shortcodes is a WordPress tinyMCE plugin with 10 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Black Studio TinyMCE Widget.

1/51 reviews
10active installs
1.9K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

Intended for use with the Classic Editor plugin.

Ever get annoyed or frustrated by the way TinyMCE+wpautop+do_shortcode wreak havoc on your shortcodes, wrapping <p>s around <div>s, leaving orphan </p>s, and all sorts of craziness? This plugin allows you to specify shortcodes to be processed before those other actions, generating the clean code you expected.

Priority Shortcodes works by adding an action to the_content and widget_text hooks with a higher priority than wpautop and do_shortcode. The result is that those other actions run your shortcode’s final output, rather than trying to guess if it should be wrapped in <p> tags, etc.

The Codex says:

wpautop recognizes shortcode syntax and will attempt not to wrap p or br tags around shortcodes that stand alon…

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

11 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress2.5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.5.8
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.0.2

  • Tested with WP 5.6
  • Updated README with note about Gutenberg
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

swinggraphicsswinggraphics
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.2
Last Updated
Apr 15, 2024
WP Requires
2.5.0+
Tested Up To
6.5.8
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
1.9K+
Added
Sep 20, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

tinymceshortcodesclassic editor

Developer

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swinggraphics
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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