What is Essential Shortcodes?

Displaying user information and date/time on WordPress sites using simple shortcodes. It is catalogued under UI/UX & prototyping on PulseGate.

Who should use Essential Shortcodes?

Essential Shortcodes is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content creators.

Is Essential Shortcodes free?

Yes — Essential Shortcodes is free to use.

What platforms does Essential Shortcodes run on?

Essential Shortcodes runs on the web.

Is Essential Shortcodes still maintained?

Unverified. Essential Shortcodes has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Essential Shortcodes?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Awesome Shortcodes, Simple Current Date Time, and Snippet Shortcodes.

Who makes Essential Shortcodes?

Essential Shortcodes is developed by haohunter.

When did Essential Shortcodes launch?

Essential Shortcodes first shipped in 2025.

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Essential Shortcodes

Name: Essential Shortcodes
Author: haohunter

wordpress.orgUI/UX & prototyping

Essential Shortcodes is a free WordPress plugin that provides a set of easy-to-use shortcodes for displaying user information and date/time data anywhere on a site. It is designed for site owners and content creators who want to enhance their content with dynamic data.

FreeWebCloud-managed

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Overview

5 features

In the UI/UX & prototyping space, Essential Shortcodes takes a focused approach. Displaying user information and date/time on WordPress sites using simple shortcodes. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and content creators. It is available for free. It runs on the web.

It is developed by haohunter, and it first shipped in 2025. Among its 5 catalogued features are user info shortcodes, date/time shortcodes, and copy-to-clipboard. The interface is available in Amharic and English.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

User info shortcodes
Date/time shortcodes
Copy-to-clipboard
Admin interface
Responsive design

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed17 Jun · 21:20 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Essential Shortcodes

What is Essential Shortcodes?: Displaying user information and date/time on WordPress sites using simple shortcodes. It is catalogued under UI/UX & prototyping on PulseGate.
Who should use Essential Shortcodes?: Essential Shortcodes is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and content creators.
Is Essential Shortcodes free?: Yes — Essential Shortcodes is free to use.
What platforms does Essential Shortcodes run on?: Essential Shortcodes runs on the web.
Is Essential Shortcodes still maintained?: Unverified. Essential Shortcodes has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Essential Shortcodes?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Awesome Shortcodes, Simple Current Date Time, and Snippet Shortcodes.Awesome Shortcodes Simple Current Date Time Snippet Shortcodes
Who makes Essential Shortcodes?: Essential Shortcodes is developed by haohunter.
When did Essential Shortcodes launch?: Essential Shortcodes first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: Amharic, English
Built for: WordPress site owners and content creators
Model: B2B
Solves: Displaying user information and date/time on WordPress sites using simple shortcodes.

Registered as

WordPress.org: essential-shortcodes

Developer

haohunter

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 95
Indexed: 17 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 17 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: essential-shortcodes-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 17 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/essential-shortcodes

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