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Post Content Shortcode

Embed the content of another post using a simple shortcode. Useful for reusing content across pages or posts.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version1.0.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 7.0
Directory statusactive
Last directory update29 Jun 20251y ago
Active installations50Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Post Content Shortcode version 1.0.1 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

About this plugin

Post Content Shortcode allows you to display the content of any post using a shortcode like:

[post_content id=”123″]

This is useful for reusing content in multiple places, referencing another post inline, or including dynamically updated blocks of content.

You can configure which post statuses are allowed to be embedded from the plugin’s settings page under Settings → Post Content Shortcode.

Usage

Use the shortcode like this:

[post_content id=”123″]

Where 123 is the ID of the post you want to embed.

To avoid infinite loops, the plugin prevents a post from including itself.

g. Published, Draft) will be rendered. You can control this from the plugin settings page.

Customizing the Shortcode Tag

By default, the shortcode tag is post_content. php file:

add_filter( ‘herron_pcs_shortcode_tag’, function( $tag ) {

return ‘my_custom_shortcode’;

});

After doing so, use the new tag:

[my_custom_shortcode id=”123″]

The settings page and all logic will automatically respect this change.

Learn More About Herron

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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • content blocks
  • dynamic content
  • post content
  • reusable content
  • shortcode
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.0
Update activity29 Jun 20251y ago

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