PTA Shortcodes
Easily generate shortcodes for the PTA plugins from Stephen Sherrard Plugins. Adds a PTA Shortcode generator button to the TinyMCE “classic editor” on page/post edit screens.
Consider an alternative
PTA Shortcodes shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 6 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.5 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where PTA Shortcodes stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| PTA | #12 |
| shortcode generator | >100 |
| shortcodes | >100 |
| sign up | >100 |
| volunteer | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About PTA Shortcodes
From the official readme · v1.5.0Description
Easily generate shortcodes for the PTA plugins from Stephen Sherrard Plugins. Adds a PTA Shortcode generator button to the TinyMCE “classic editor” on page/post edit screens.
Generates shortcodes for the PTA Volunteer Sign Up Sheets plugin and the PTA Member Directory and Contact Form plugin, both of which are also free plugins on WordPress.org:
PTA Volunteer Sign Up Sheets
PTA Member Directory and Contact Form
Also supports the Groups and Calendar Display extension for the PTA Volunteer Sign Up Sheets plugin:
PTA Volunteer Sign Up Sheets Groups
PTA Volunteer Sign Up Sheets Calendar Display
Installation
Minimum Requirements
- Although this works by itself, the shortcodes it generates won’t do anything unless you have one of the following PTA plugins installed:
- PTA Volunteer Sign Up Sheets
- PTA Member Directory and Contact Form
Automatic installation
Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.
In the search field type “PTA Shortcodes” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found the plugin you can view details about it such as the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.
Manual installation
Download and Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.
Changelog
Version 1.5.0
* Added new shortcode parameters for Volunteer Signup Sheets to show/hide signup email (hidden by default)
Version 1.4.0
* Added new shortcode parameters for Volunteer Signup Sheets to show/hide start date or end date
Version 1.3.2
* Bug fix for calendar shortcode “undefined” value for calendar name/ID
Version 1.3.1
* Added show_time argument to the new shortcode [pta_user_signups] to determine if start/end time columns should be shown. Will be shown by default unless this argument is set to ‘no’.
Version 1.3.0
* Added new shortcode [pta_user_signups] to display the current user’s signups (along with clear links, if allowed) on any page. No arguments for this shortcode.
Version 1.2.7
* Added Order By and Order arguments to the Sign Up Sheets shortcode generator, to allow you to specify the sheet field to order the list by (First Date, Last Date, Title, or ID), as well as the order (ASC or DESC)
Version 1.2.6
- Added Show Headers argument to the Sign Up Sheets shortcode generator, to allow you to specify if header info should be shown for sheets (title, contacts, and description)
- Added Show Phone Numbers argument to the Sign Up Sheets shortcode generator, to allow you to show a column with phone numbers for signups when you set the argument to yes.
Version 1.2.5
- Added shortcode generator for the new shortcode to embed a calendar on any page with the Calendar Extension (version 1.2) for the PTA Volunteer Sign Up Sheets plugin
Version 1.2.4
- Updated Group label for Sign Up Sheets shortcode to show that multiple groups can now be entered in one shortcode, by separating the group names with the pipe character: |
Version 1.2.3
- Initial release on WordPress.org (formerly only hosted at https://stephensherrardplugins.com)
For developers
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FAQ
PTA Shortcodes: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is PTA Shortcodes free?
Yes. PTA Shortcodes is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is PTA Shortcodes safe to use in 2026?
PTA Shortcodes shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 200+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
How many websites use PTA Shortcodes?
PTA Shortcodes is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 16,679 times since it launched in October 2016. It was downloaded 221 times in the last 30 days.
Does PTA Shortcodes work with WordPress 7.1?
PTA Shortcodes is officially tested up to WordPress 5.5.23, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was PTA Shortcodes last updated?
The latest version, 1.5.0, was released on September 20, 2020 (6 years ago).
Who makes PTA Shortcodes?
PTA Shortcodes is developed and maintained by DBAR Productions.
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