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WP Shortcode Shield

Allows posts and pages to easily document WordPress shortcodes without the shortcode being expanded.

By vicchi·Page·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 13 years ago
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As of April 2026, WP Shortcode Shield is a WordPress page plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.

5/51 reviews
10active installs
2.6K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

This plugin allows you to refer to a WordPress shortcode within the content of posts and pages without that shortcode being automagically expanded by WordPress. The plugin takes advantage of the fact that the WordPress ShortCode API does not support nested shortcodes to allow this plugin’s shortcode to wrap the shortcode being documented.

The shortcode parser uses a single pass on the post content. This means that if
the $content parameter of a shortcode handler contains another shortcode, it won’t
be parsed

The plugin supports both the self closing [shortcode] and enclosing [shortcode]content[/shortcode] forms and supports a short form name of the shortcode, [wp_scs] as well as the more verbose [wp_shortcode_shield] form. For the sake of brevity, the remainder of this d…

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.4+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

The current version is 1.1.0 (2012.11.12)

1.1.0

  • Released 2012.11.12
  • Other: Upgraded plugin to new version of WP_PluginBase to prevent class name clashes during future upgrades.
  • Other: Ensure WP_ShortCodeShield is not already defined and instantiate as a singleton.
  • Other: Rename misleading plugin constants (they’re square brackets not angle brackets)
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

vicchivicchi
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.0
Last Updated
Nov 12, 2012
WP Requires
3.4+
Tested Up To
3.4.2
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.6K+
Added
Apr 25, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

pagepostshortcodedocumentation

Developer

V
vicchi
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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