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Shorthand Connect

This plugin provides a simple method for publishing and updating Shorthand stories directly inside of Wordpress.

By Shorthand·API·Free
3.5(2 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 2 weeks ago
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As of April 2026, Shorthand Connect is a WordPress api plugin with 100 active installations and a 3.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: WP Consent API.

3.5/52 reviews
100active installs
9.9K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

This plugin will allow premium Shorthand users to connect their WordPress installation to Shorthand (http://app.shorthand.com). This will allow users to single click publish Shorthand stories into WordPress.

Experimental Features

  1. Import media assets via cron – This feature allows your WordPress installation to ingest Shorthand Story assets via a delayed CRON. This feature was introduced for users with VIP Hosted sites and those who have hard timeout limits set.

Updating

https://wordpress.org/plugins/about/svn/

Future Directions

  • A nicer feed view of the story

HTTPS

  • If you are experiencing issues related to assets being loaded via http (and your site is using https), check your settings and ensure that the site URLs are set to https.

Troubleshooting

Only try these after experie…

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

3.52 reviews
5 ★
1
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
1
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5
PHP5.6+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.3.34

  • Scope Shorthand options CSS to admin settings pages only to prevent front-end style bleed.
  • Rename the admin styles function to comply with php:S100 naming convention.
  • Added a default cover image if one is unavailable on signedCover and removed ‘Story Version: 2’ from the story list.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

ShorthandShorthand
Plugin Info
Version
1.3.34
Last Updated
Mar 20, 2026
WP Requires
4.0+
Tested Up To
6.7.5
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
9.9K+
Added
Oct 27, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

apishorthand

Developer

S
Shorthand
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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