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WordPress.org rating4.4 / 5 from 7 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Clean unused shortcodes version 2.1.0 as active, updated 18d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
Clean unused shortcodes helps you find and remove shortcode tags left behind by old plugins, themes, or page builders — without hunting through posts one by one.
The tool lives under Tools → Clean unused shortcodes. Choose which public post types to scan, review the results, preview changes, then clean individual shortcodes or run a bulk cleanup.
Highlights
Scan by post type — posts, pages, and other public types (media/attachments excluded).
Three result tabs — unused (unregistered) shortcodes, used (registered and found), and registered but unused.
Content and excerpts — scans both fields and shows where each shortcode appears.
Batched operations — scan and clean large sites in chunks with a progress bar and cancel option.
Incremental scan — optionally rescan only posts modified since the last run.
Dry-run preview — see before/after snippets per post before saving.
Protected shortcodes — allowlist tags you never want removed (e.g. caption, embed ).
Skip on clean all — exclude specific shortcodes from bulk cleanup.
Gutenberg-aware — removes empty wp:shortcode blocks after the inner shortcode is stripped.
Hyphenated names — detects shortcodes like [my-slider] as well as [gallery].
Who is this for?
Sites that deactivated plugins but still have [shortcode] tags in content.
Editors who want a clear list of where each tag appears before deleting.
Administrators cleaning up legacy content on staging before going live.
Always back up your database (or test on staging) before running bulk clean operations.
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
admin
clean
shortcode
tools
ui
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity15 Oct 202618d ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
WordPress compatibility7.0.4→7.1.3
Tracking & source
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