Snippet Shortcodes
Create a library of custom shortcodes and reusable content, and seamlessly insert them into your posts and pages.
Solid choice
Snippet Shortcodes is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 4K+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 79/100 on our health check.
- Loved by users — 4.7/5 from 25 reviews
- Needs PHP 8.1 or newer
How does it stack up?
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Rankings
Where Snippet Shortcodes stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| custom | >100 |
| library | >100 |
| shortcode | #8 |
| snippet | #11 |
| variable | #30 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 25 reviews
About Snippet Shortcodes
From the official readme · v5.2.1Description
Create a library of custom shortcodes and reusable content, and seamlessly insert them into your posts and pages for streamlined, consistent site updates. Plus, get a head start with a built-in selection of ready-made shortcodes to use out of the box.
In addition to inserting them into your content, you can also configure them to automatically appear in your site’s header and footer. Or limit their display to desktop or mobile devices only.
Looking to reuse the same snippet of text or HTML across your website while only updating it in one spot? Snippet Shortcodes could be exactly what you need. With this tool, you can generate a library of custom shortcodes and embed them into your WordPress content. Using the familiar WordPress editor, you can insert anything from text and HTML to JavaScript, images, or any other elements supported by your theme or plugins. The biggest benefit? You only need to create the shortcode once, and you can then deploy it site-wide, saving time and ensuring consistency.
Quick example
By default, you tend to create content once and then copy and paste it across your site as needed. Later, when updates are required, you have to track down every instance, edit each one individually, and save every page or post – making consistent updates a tedious process. Instead, put a snippet like this into one of our custom shortcodes and get a shortcode you can paste into your content. To update, all you need to do is edit the custom shortcode and your entire site will update consistently.
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/yekenuk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our Facebook</a>
to
[sv slug="facebook-link"]
Basic Features
- Custom shortcodes – Create up to 10 custom shortcodes that can be embedded throughout your website.
- Parameters – Enhance your shortcodes by passing parameters into them e.g. [ sv slug=”logo” color=”blue” ]
- Ready made shortcodes – A collection of ready-made shortcodes for displaying common WordPress fields such as site title, username, admin email, etc.
- HTML editor – a HTML editor for editing your custom shortcodes.
- Editor insertion – pick a shortcode from a dropdown and insert it straight into your content, from either the Classic Editor toolbar or the Block Editor (Gutenberg).
Premium Features
- Automatically insert into your site’s header or footer – auto insert your custom shortcode’s content into either your site’s header and/or footer.
- Limit header/footer to specific pages – restrict an auto-inserted header/footer shortcode to a chosen list of page slugs, instead of it appearing on every page.
- Limit to certain device types – specify whether your custom shortcode should only be visible on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop or all three.
- Limit to user roles – show a custom shortcode only to guests or to specific WordPress user roles.
- Schedule visibility – optionally limit a custom shortcode to a start/end date and time window.
- Render-count analytics – see how many times each custom shortcode has been rendered, right on the edit screen.
- Content revision history – every save is kept as a revision (last 20 per shortcode), with one-click restore.
- No limits – create unlimited custom shortcodes.
- Inline editor – Ability to edit custom shortcodes quickly using the inline editor.
- Duplicator – Ability to duplicate custom shortcodes with one button click.
- Enable/Disable – Ability to enable or disable custom shortcodes.
- Multi-site – use custom shortcodes throughout your entire multi-site, not just limited to the one child site.
- CSV import & export – Bulk import your custom shortcodes, or export your entire collection to CSV.
- WooCommerce fields – A ready-made shortcode to display WooCommerce fields.
- Fetch values from database – A ready-made shortcode to fetch a value from any database table.
- An enhanced collection of ready-made shortcodes for displaying additional WordPress fields, as well as wrapping around PHP functionality like GET/POST values, number of users, etc.
Pricing Plans
We’re very transparent on our pricing and usually offer two plans: yearly and lifetime. For further information, please visit our upgrade page.
Getting support
If you have a question or an issue, please ask on the plugin’s WordPress support page, and we’ll be more than happy to help.
Useful links
- Snippet Shortcodes – Premium – main website for the Premium plugin.
- Snippet Shortcodes – Core – WordPress.org page for the core plugin.
- Technical Documentation – Installation and detailed documentation on how to use the plugin.
- Trial license – Get a trial license to try out all the features.
- Upgrade – purchase a license to receive all of the features.
Changelog
Version 5.2 - Added a "Snippet Shortcode" block for the Block Editor (Gutenberg) and The existing Classic Editor toolbar picker for inserting shortcodes is no longer limited to Premium.
5.2.1
- Security: Custom shortcode parameter values (e.g. [ sv slug=”logo” url=”…” ]) substituted into a URL-bearing attribute (href, src, action, etc.) are now escaped with esc_url() instead of esc_attr(), so a value can’t inject a dangerous URL scheme such as javascript:.
5.2
- New Feature: Added a “Snippet Shortcode” block for the Block Editor (Gutenberg), letting you pick one of your own shortcodes or a premade shortcode from a dropdown and insert it directly, with a live preview.
- Improvement: The existing Classic Editor toolbar picker for inserting shortcodes is no longer limited to Premium – it’s now available to everyone.
5.1.8
- Security: Escaped custom shortcode parameter values (e.g. [ sv slug=”logo” color=”blue” ]) before substituting them into shortcode output, preventing them from breaking out of HTML attributes.
5.1.7
- Improvement: CSV import/export now covers every shortcode setting (header/footer insertion, per-page targeting, device type, roles, visibility scheduling), not just slug/content/global/enabled – extensible via a new “sh-cd-csv-columns” filter for the Premium plugin.
- Bug fix: Fixed an issue where saving an existing shortcode a second time could silently reset Premium settings such as role targeting, visibility scheduling, or per-page header/footer targeting back to their defaults.
- New Feature: Added a setting to disable render-count analytics, for high-traffic sites wanting to avoid the extra database write on every shortcode render (Premium).
- Improvement: Updated the Premium feature list shown on the shortcode edit screen and marketing pages to include recently added Premium capabilities.
5.1.6
- New Feature: Added CSV export, alongside the existing CSV import, from the “Import shortcodes” screen.
- Improvement: Added database columns and extension hooks (shortcode rendered, shortcode revision history) to support additional Premium features.
- Improvement: Added a database column to support per-page targeting of automatically-inserted header/footer shortcodes in the Premium plugin.
5.1.5
- Bug fix: Cloning a shortcode from the list screen is now protected against CSRF with a nonce.
- Bug fix: CSV import no longer silently accepts rows with missing content.
- Bug fix: Corrected an issue where the “new Premium version available” notice could keep reappearing after being dismissed.
- Bug fix: Corrected the cache duration used when fetching license prices.
- Improvement: Settings that only apply to Premium are now properly disabled, not just greyed out, until you upgrade.
- Improvement: Cleaned up unused code on the “Your Shortcodes” list screen.
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Snippet Shortcodes: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is Snippet Shortcodes free?
Yes. Snippet Shortcodes is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Snippet Shortcodes safe to use in 2026?
Snippet Shortcodes is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 4K+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 79/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Snippet Shortcodes?
Snippet Shortcodes is active on 4K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 133,274 times since it launched in July 2015. It was downloaded 863 times in the last 30 days.
Does Snippet Shortcodes work with WordPress 7.1?
Snippet Shortcodes is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Snippet Shortcodes need?
Snippet Shortcodes requires PHP 8.1 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Snippet Shortcodes last updated?
The latest version, 5.2.1, was released on August 14, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes Snippet Shortcodes?
Snippet Shortcodes is developed and maintained by YeKen.
What are the best alternatives to Snippet Shortcodes?
The most popular alternatives to Snippet Shortcodes are White Label CMS (200K+ installs), Simple Custom CSS Plugin (100K+ installs) and ACF Photo Gallery Field (60K+ installs).
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