[single] shortcode outputs content only if single page is displayed. Useful for hiding table of contents, footnotes, relative links from excerpt.
As of April 2026, single shortcode is a WordPress hide plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses….
Using single shortcode plugin, you can hide specified content from excerpt of post. The content enclosed with [single] tag is output only if single page is displayed. It’s useful for hiding the following items from excerpt.
Installed this plugin, you can use the following shortcodes.
Enclose content with [single] tag.
[single] ... [/single]
[single]
...
[/single]
You can use [excerpt] tag as necessary.
[excerpt] ... [/excerpt]
[excerpt]
...
[/excerpt]
If you write the following code,
<p>paragraph1</p>
[single]
<h5>Index</h5>
<ul>
<li><a…| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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