The Current Post Shortcode plugin allows you to display the current post's title and metadata using simple shortcodes.
| Author: | Md Forid Uddin (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 6.7 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9 |
| Plugin version: | 3.1.0 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 12-03-2025 |
| Last updated: | 13-01-2026 |
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| Plugin URI: | https://github.com/mdforiduddin/ |
| Total downloads: | 593 |
| Active installs: | 40+ |
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The “Current Post Shortcode” plugin allows you to display post titles and custom field values using simple shortcodes. You can display the current post’s title or meta information, or specify a post ID to retrieve data from a specific post.
Display Current Post Title and Meta Information:
- Post Title:
[current_post]Outputs the current post title, e.g., “Hello World” - Post Meta (Custom Field):
[current_post meta="custom_field"]Outputs the value of the custom field
Display Data from a Specific Post ID:
- Post Title:
[current_post id="123"]Outputs the title of the post with ID “123” - Post Meta (Custom Field):
[current_post id="123" meta="custom_field"]Outputs the value of the custom field in the post with ID “123”
Display Fallback Meta Value:
[current_post meta="custom_field" default="Default Value"] Displays "Default Value" if the custom field is empty
Display Default Value for Zero Meta Value:
[current_post meta="custom_field" default="Default Value" skip="true"] Displays "Default Value" if the custom field value is zero
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