Enable Shortcode and PHP in Text widget

Enable shortcode support and execute PHP in WordPress's Text Widget.

Author:Collins Agbonghama (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:4.0
WordPress version tested:5.2.2
Plugin version:1.2.7
Added to WordPress repository:28-05-2014
Last updated:22-07-2019
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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Plugin URI:http://w3guy.com/shortcode-php-support-wordpr...
Total downloads:20 916
Active installs:3 000+
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By default, the Text widget only support text and HTML. With this plugin activated, PHP and shortcode would be supported.

To execute PHP in text Widget, ensure the PHP code to be executed is encapsulated in between PHP opening and closing tag <?php ... ?>

More information and documentation at http://w3guy.com/shortcode-php-support-wordpress-text-widget/ for the more information.

See Also

  • ProfilePress: A shortcode based WordPress form builder that makes building custom login, registration and password reset forms stupidly simple. More info here
  • OmnipayWP: Payment gateways for WordPress including Easy Digital Downloads & WooCommerce plugins.

Translators

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