Guerrilla's Redacted Text

Add a simple shortcode to your post where you want names and info redacted and instantly black it out.

Author:Mike Smith (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.0
WordPress version tested:4.0.1
Plugin version:1.0.0
Added to WordPress repository:10-04-2014
Last updated:05-12-2014
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
Rating, %:20
Rated by:1
Plugin URI:http://madebyguerrilla.com
Total downloads:583
Active installs:30+
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Add a simple shortcode to your post where you want names and info redacted and instantly black it out.

How to use this plugin

Simply add the plugin and activate it. Now all you have to do is add shortcode [redacted] anywhere you want the blacked out text block to show up.

length of redacted text

If you want to make the redacted text longer than the default, there are some options built in.

  • [redacted length="medium"]
  • [redacted length="large"]
  • [redacted length="extra"]

See it in action

This article from Guerrilla Freelancing: Dissection of a cold-email marketing campaign is what inspired this little plugin to be built.