Title: Nested Shortcodes by Outerbridge Author: Outerbridge Published: août 31, 2011 Last modified: septembre 1, 2022 --- Search plugins 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://ps.w.org/nested-shortcodes/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1650586) # Nested Shortcodes by Outerbridge By [Outerbridge](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outerbridge/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/nested-shortcodes.zip) * [Details](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/nested-shortcodes/#description) * [Reviews](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/nested-shortcodes/#reviews) * [Installation](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/nested-shortcodes/#installation) * [Development](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/nested-shortcodes/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/) ## Description A small plugin which allows you to use nested shortcodes (i.e. a shortcode within an enclosing shortcode) by implementing a simple « do_shortcode » filter as per the WordPress Codex to content and widgets – see [Shortcode_API](https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API#Nested_Shortcodes) and [do_shortcode](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/do_shortcode/) ## Installation 1. Install automatically through the ‘Plugins’, ‘Add New’ menu in WordPress, or upload the ‘nested-shortcodes’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Test by nesting a shortcode within an enclosing shortcode. ## FAQ ### Are there any limitations? Yes. You can see the limitations [here](https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API#Limitations) ### Where do I get help with this plugin? Email us and we’ll do our best to help you out. ### I have an idea as to a new feature. Are you interested? You bet! We’d love to hear from you, so please get in touch. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c5bdd1df8fa397841dcac96df705e2d5ddf969dbe45423e3e81f041eec3e92d4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Brilliant plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-plugin-501/)󠁿 [Atanas Yonkov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nravota12/) décembre 6, 2022 1 reply That’s just a brilliant plugin! Many thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9a56ea41d6567c3b6d1f357c1469b7ddab74138bee20f640f908c4aede11a53e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect utility plugin for WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-utility-plugin-for-wordpress/)󠁿 [AceTech.me](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iranacetech/) septembre 21, 2020 Perfect utility plugin for WordPress ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/988ba9083ffb47431ef747d62059a8fa4dd75f3d86aa8b695012374acd778d51? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Yeah](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/yeah-44/)󠁿 [Marcus Spanier](https://profiles.wordpress.org/espiat/) janvier 31, 2019 Updated an outdated theme and we run into the nested problem. this plugin saves our a**. thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9db5f35b7be9b85907077efa0c6b398a6a4d09a2f378792b84ec108d24d3ba5c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-5925/)󠁿 [incometube](https://profiles.wordpress.org/isbuilder/) septembre 2, 2018 Works perfectly! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/823cd9737e4ba512e7269e96e7c7cf18cf368e764c47ea8b01ae048f5c88b970? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-plugin-3343/)󠁿 [naenotenet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naenote/) février 6, 2018 This is what I wanted for long time. Works great with Post Snippets plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8eb25da0ec5c094704b7841db2acfffb03377e9c405bc896323bf8adfdcaf5d9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Great! Combined with a logged in shortcode creating a conditional workflow](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-combined-with-a-logged-in-shortcode-creating-a-conditional-workflow/)󠁿 [bradfranklin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/j66brad/) février 1, 2018 Thanks for sharing plugin. Was researching codex, found shortcode api info, but was confused as to how to code it. I’ll tell my collegues about your plugin. [ Read all 14 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Nested Shortcodes by Outerbridge” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Outerbridge ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outerbridge/) [Translate “Nested Shortcodes by Outerbridge” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/nested-shortcodes) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nested-shortcodes/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/nested-shortcodes/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nested-shortcodes/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/nested-shortcodes/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4 * (01 Sep 2022) Tested and stable up to WP6.0 #### 1.3 * (29 Aug 2014) Tested and stable up to WP4.0 #### 1.2 * (30 Apr 2014) Tested and stable up to WP3.9 #### 1.1 * (12 Dec 2013) Tested and stable up to WP3.8 and updated author name #### 1.0 * (03 Jan 2012) Tested and stable up to WP3.3 #### 0.1 * (30 Aug 2011) Initial Release ## Meta * Version **1.4** * Last updated **4 années ago** * Active installations **1 000+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.0.11** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nested-shortcodes/) * Tags * [do_shortcode](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/do_shortcode/)[nested](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/nested/) [shortcodes](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcodes/)[the_content](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/the_content/) * [Advanced View](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/nested-shortcodes/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 13 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/nested-shortcodes/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Outerbridge ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outerbridge/) ## Support Got something to say? 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