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Nested Shortcodes

v1.5

A small plugin which allows you to use nest shortcodes (i.e. a shortcode within an enclosing shortcode) by implementing a simple do_shortcode filter

by Outerbridge · Website

do_shortcodenestedshortcodestext_widgetthe_content
Rank
#5,490 24h -5 · 7d -29
Est. installs
1,863 High confidence
Total downloads
24K all time
Rating
4.8 ★ 14 reviews
Official installs
1,000+ public bucket
Support threads
1 last 2 months
Support resolved
100% of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

1 month ago

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Version
1.5
Requires WP
4.0
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2011

About Nested Shortcodes

Nested Shortcodes is a WordPress plugin by Outerbridge, first published on WordPress.org in 2011. It has 1,000+ active installations and 24,295 downloads in total, and ranks #5,490 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 29 places. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 14 reviews. Version 1.5 was released 1 month ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 4.0 or later. In the last two months, 1 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (100%). It is listed under do_shortcode, nested, shortcodes, text_widget and the_content. Plugins with a similar focus include Do Shortcodes for Rank Math SEO, Extra Shortcodes and Library.

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