Plugin info

Total downloads: 5,499
Active installs: 200
Total reviews: 3
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 7/24/2014 (4179 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 7/24/2014 (11 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.9
Tested up to WordPress version: 3.9.40
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 4179 days ago • 3 reviews

22/100

Is Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 4179 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.9
Tested up to: 3.9.40
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets is a very simple plugin that does one thing… Allows users to add shortcode to text widgets.

There are no settings. Simply install and activate the Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets plugin, then use whatever shortcode you like within a text widget

Installation

  1. Go to Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New >> Search
  2. Search for “Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets,” click “Install Now,” then “Activate Plugin”
  3. There are no settings. Simply add your desired shortcode to a text widget

Frequently Asked Questions

Where are the settings?

There are no settings. Simply add your desired shortcode to a text widget.

Review feed

Bastien Ho
9/3/2016

So simple, but so usefull

just one line of code, and that's it.
Tribulant Software
11/30/2018

Works great

It does what it says and it works great, thank you.

Screenshots

  1. Example showing the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-popular-tags/" title="Recent Popular Tags WordPress Plugin by Travis Pflanz">Recent Popular Tags</a> WordPress plugin shortcode used in a text widget.

    Example showing the Recent Popular Tags WordPress plugin shortcode used in a text widget.

Changelog

1.0

  • First version of Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets WordPress plugin