Title: Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets Author: Travis Pflanz Published: ජූලි 24, 2014 Last modified: ජූලි 24, 2014 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =953826) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets_eaeaea. svg) # Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets By [Travis Pflanz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tpflanz/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets.zip) * [Details](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/#description) * [Reviews](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/#reviews) * [Installation](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/#installation) * [Development](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/) ## Description Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets is a very simple plugin that does one thing… Allows users to add shortcode to text widgets. There are no settings. Simply install and activate the Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets plugin, then use whatever shortcode you like within a text widget ## Screenshots * [[ * Example showing the [Recent Popular Tags](https://wordpress.org/plugins/recent-popular-tags/) WordPress plugin shortcode used in a text widget. ## Installation 1. Go to Dashboard >> Plugins >> Add New >> Search 2. Search for “Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets,” click “Install Now,” then “Activate Plugin” 3. There are no settings. Simply add your desired shortcode to a text widget ## FAQ Where are the settings? There are no settings. Simply add your desired shortcode to a text widget. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23af55d612c695ea404aae460ff6ac3158194c81af5349278f1846557f574ba9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-5416/)󠁿 [Tribulant Software](https://profiles.wordpress.org/contrid/) නොවැම්බර් 30, 2018 It does what it says and it works great, thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ce277c78543946a4a612175e80e4e57c76bd530fe9419226b31adf5d1736ca1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[So simple, but so usefull](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/so-simple-but-so-usefull/)󠁿 [Bastien Ho](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bastho/) සැප්තැම්බර් 3, 2016 just one line of code, and that’s it. [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Travis Pflanz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tpflanz/) [Translate “Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * First version of Allow Shortcode in Text Widgets WordPress plugin ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **වසර 12ක් ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 3.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.9.40** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/) * Tags * [shortcode](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)[widget](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://si.wordpress.org/plugins/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Travis Pflanz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tpflanz/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/allow-shortcode-in-text-widgets/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://webworksofkc.com/)