ShortCode DropDown

ShortCode DropDown is a tool which enables authors to select all the site's shortcodes from a dropdown listbox.

Author:WPShowCase (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:2.0
WordPress version tested:3.7.1
Plugin version:1.0
Added to WordPress repository:21-11-2013
Last updated:30-11-2013
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.
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Total downloads:1 545
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ShortCode DropDown is a plugin that allows shortcodes to be selected from a dropdown menu in the rich text editor for pages and posts. This is really useful because:

  • Authors can see which shortcodes are available.
  • Authors do not need to memorize the names of shortcodes.
  • The Rich Text editor (tinymce) is simplified for non-technical authors.

ShortCode DropDown displays all the shortcodes available - the site's active theme and all its plugins. It is not restricted to a set of shortcodes defined by this plugin.

If some text is selected when a shortcode is selected, the shortcode is added around the text like this [shortcode]selected text[/shortcode]. However the attributes/parameters of a shortcode are not available through this plugin.