A simple block to render a shortcode in a dynamic way into the new editor Gutenberg.
As of April 2026, Simple Shortcode Block is a WordPress block plugin with 30 active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website….
A simple block to the new WordPress editor Gutenberg to insert and show also in the backend all your old shortcodes.
This block allows you to work with shortcodes into Gutenberg like the native WordPress Block, but with a new feature: You can see ( in many case ) the shortcodes in the backend in a similar way as render in the frontend of the web
Now is very easy to see what your shortcodes are going to show in the web thanks of Gutenberg and this dynamic simple shortcode block.
Do not you see what you expected? Not always is possible to see the shortcode in the backend as in the frontend because of it is depend on each plugin and also your active theme, but this plugin allow you to try with some options to improve this:
*Select to include some CSS of the plugin into Gutenberg editor…
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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