Plugin info

Total downloads: 16,983
Active installs: 600
Total reviews: 8
Average rating: 4.5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 4
Last updated: 5/14/2016 (3517 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 6/22/2013 (12 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 4.7.31
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 3517 days ago • 8 reviews

22/100

Is WordPress Widgets Shortcode abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 3517 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.5
Tested up to: 4.7.31
Requires PHP: f

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Description

The plugin allows you to embed any WordPress Widget area/Dynamic Sidebar to your WordPress posts

What you can do:

  • Use the shortcode to embed widget areas in posts
  • Use the shortcode to embed Widget areas in Pages
  • The widgets can be embedded anywhere, at the begining of content, middle, bottom or where ever you want. Just put the shortcode there.

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Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

e.g.

  1. Download wp-widgets-shortcode.zip and unxip it
  2. Upload wp-widgets-shortcode to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  4. Now, you can start embedding the widget areas

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the use of this plugin?

It gives you the flexibility to embed any widget area(dynamic sidebar) to your posts/pages. Use it as you want. Your imagination is the only limit.

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Screenshots

  1. List of widgets areas in WordPress Appearance->Widgets screenshot-1.png

    List of widgets areas in WordPress Appearance->Widgets screenshot-1.png

  2. An example  on how to embed the widget area in post edit screen screenshot-2.png

    An example on how to embed the widget area in post edit screen screenshot-2.png

  3. An example of the output in the middle of the post content screenshot-3.png

    An example of the output in the middle of the post content screenshot-3.png

Changelog

1.0.3

  • Code cleanup

1.0.2

  • Fix the issue is_active_sidebar not recognizing the sidebar by name

1.0.1

  • Use trim function to remove any space in the name of the widget area.

1.0

  • Initial release