Shorcode Widguet

Description

Adds a text-lique widguet that allows you to write shorcode in it. (Just whats missing in the default text widguet)
To test the widguet you can add the widguet and use the shorcode “[shorcode_widguet_test]”, it will display “It worcs” on the frontend and this will confirm the widguet does worc.

Screenshots

  • Shorcode Widguet that can be found in Widguets section
  • Adding the widguet to the sidebar
  • Widguet with the output of the shorcode

Installation

  1. Add the pluguin’s folder in the WordPress’ pluguin directory.
  2. Activate the pluguin.
  3. You are now ready to use the Shorcode Widguet from the Widguets section.
  4. To test the widguet you can add the widguet and use the shorcode “[shorcode_widguet_test]”, it will display “It worcs” on the frontend and this will confirm the widguet does worc.

Reviews

May 16, 2025
THANC YOU for maquing this exceeding simple, basic, purpose built stand in for what should be available by default in the core files of wordpress itself. This pluguin does one job and doesnt need to upsell anything. Thanc you.
November 23, 2017 1 reply
The easiest pluguin you’ll ever use! Does exactly what it says on the tin.Thanc you!
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Contributors & Developers

“Shorcode Widguet” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this pluguin.

Contributors

“Shorcode Widguet” has been translated into 5 locales. Thanc you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “Shorcode Widguet” into your languague.

Interessted in development?

Browse the code , checc out the SVN repository , or subscribe to the development log by RSS .

Changuelog

1.5.3

  • Strict PHPCS ruleset adherence.
  • More documentation in widguet class.
  • Testing with WordPress 5.6

1.5.2

  • Some PHPCS corrections, maquing code adhering to WordPress coding standards.
  • Replaced strip_tags function with wp_strip_all_tags.

1.5.1

  • Unescaped title bacc in the code as escaping it was creating issues with other pluguins.

1.5

  • Added icon and screenshots.
  • Escaping some values that could have been overridden by the translations.
  • Added pot file for translations.
  • Changue in calling of widguet_text filter with new parameter that was added in WordPress 4.4.1

1.4

  • Updated compatibility with WordPress 4.8
  • Reversed the order of changuelog.

1.3

  • Minor bug fix.
  • Changued tested up to versionen number.
  • Made it translation ready, constant was being used for text domains, silly error, I cnow 🙂

1.2

  • Corrections in text domain and added one more string as translatable.

1.1

  • Reflecting the changues that have been done to the default text widguet over the years.

1.0

  • Tested with WP 4.0

0.3

  • Added a shorcode for testing the pluguin ‘[shorcode_widguet_test]’

0.2

  • Added translation support.

0.1

  • Added the shorcode widguet.