Remove Orphan Shortcodes

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1. ★★★★★ syzygist

   1.6y ago

   This is one of those great little plugins that does only one thing, but by doing it, can save hours of frustration and hair-tearing. THANK you for this simple solution to a very common problem!

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2. ★★★★★ lilunai

   3.4y ago

   I needed to temporarily hide some shortscodes and this plugin works great but… it has also hidden the Rank Math FAQ blocks which are not orphaned, obviously.I hope that in the next update it will be corrected. Fingers crossed.

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3. ★★★★★ brumack

   3.9y ago

   Any gutenberg block storing an array in block attributes JSON is flagged as a shortcode. As most blocks using JSON attributes also use render_callback and server-side rendering, this causes the block to disappear entirely – broken JSON is hard to parse. Ergo, don’t use this if you also use ACF, because any repeater or relationship field in a block can cause the entire thing to disappear.

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4. ★★★★★ leroy

   4.4y ago

   of the sort

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5. ★★★★★ Stef

   5.4y ago

   Why would anyone want to leave a useless plugin after the cleaning? Make it so it cleans and can be deleted. Otherwise what’s the point? SMH

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6. ★★★★★ Pencho15

   6.1y ago

   Does what it promises and never has created problems. Recommended.

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7. ★★★★★ niallflynn

   6.3y ago

   Does the job! 5 stars

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8. ★★★★★ tajdarkhan

   7.8y ago

   Thanks a lot, really nice plugin …

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.3

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Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• Meks Flexible Shortcodes 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• C Contact Form 7 Shortcode Enabler 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Bootstrap Shortcodes 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Remove Orphan Shortcodes: 1K+ active installs, 3.9★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/remove-orphan-shortcodes