├── .github ├── ISSUE_TEMPLATE │ ├── bug_report.md │ └── feature_request.md └── workflows │ └── build-wp-plugin-zip.yml ├── .gitignore ├── CHANGELOG.md ├── LICENSE ├── README.md ├── README.txt ├── assets ├── banner-772x250.jpg └── icon-256x256.jpg ├── build.sh └── remove-empty-shortcodes.php /.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | --- 2 | name: Bug report 3 | about: Create a report to help improve the plugin 4 | title: '[Bug] ' 5 | labels: 'bug' 6 | assignees: 'tommcfarlin' 7 | 8 | --- 9 | 10 | ### Description 11 | A clear and concise description of what the bug is. 12 | 13 | ### Steps to Reproduce 14 | 1. Go to '...' 15 | 2. Click on '....' 16 | 3. Scroll down to '....' 17 | 4. See error 18 | 19 | ### Expected Behavior 20 | A clear description of what you expected to happen. 21 | 22 | ### Actual Behavior 23 | A clear description of what actually happened. 24 | 25 | ### Environment 26 | - WordPress version: 27 | - PHP version: 28 | - Plugin version: 29 | - Theme: 30 | - Other active plugins: 31 | 32 | ### Additional Context 33 | - Are you using a page builder? 34 | - What type of content contains the shortcodes? 35 | - Have you recently deactivated any plugins? 36 | 37 | ### Screenshots 38 | If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | --- 2 | name: Feature request 3 | about: Suggest an idea for this plugin 4 | title: '[Feature Request] ' 5 | labels: 'enhancement' 6 | assignees: 'tommcfarlin' 7 | 8 | --- 9 | 10 | ### Problem 11 | A clear and concise description of what the problem is. 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I'm always frustrated when [...] 12 | 13 | ### Proposed Solution 14 | A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. 15 | 16 | ### Alternatives Considered 17 | A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. 18 | 19 | ### Additional Context 20 | Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. 21 | 22 | ### Use Case 23 | Describe how this feature would be used and who would benefit from it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.github/workflows/build-wp-plugin-zip.yml: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | name: Build WordPress Plugin ZIP 2 | 3 | on: 4 | push: 5 | branches: 6 | - develop 7 | tags: 8 | - '*' 9 | 10 | jobs: 11 | build: 12 | runs-on: ubuntu-latest 13 | steps: 14 | - name: Checkout repository 15 | uses: actions/checkout@v4 16 | 17 | - name: Set Plugin Slug 18 | id: plugin 19 | run: | 20 | PLUGIN_SLUG=$(basename ${{ github.repository }}) 21 | echo "PLUGIN_SLUG=$PLUGIN_SLUG" >> $GITHUB_ENV 22 | 23 | - name: Create ZIP File 24 | run: | 25 | PLUGIN_DIR="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build/${PLUGIN_SLUG}" 26 | mkdir -p "$PLUGIN_DIR" 27 | rsync -av \ 28 | --exclude='.git*' \ 29 | --exclude='.github' \ 30 | --exclude='node_modules' \ 31 | --exclude='assets' \ 32 | --exclude='tests' \ 33 | --exclude='bin' \ 34 | --exclude='*.md' \ 35 | --exclude='*.yml' \ 36 | --exclude='*.xml' \ 37 | --exclude='*.dist' \ 38 | --exclude='*.lock' \ 39 | --exclude='*.json' \ 40 | --exclude='*.gitignore' \ 41 | --exclude='*.sh' \ 42 | --exclude='build' \ 43 | . "$PLUGIN_DIR" 44 | cd build 45 | zip -r "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${PLUGIN_SLUG}.zip" "${PLUGIN_SLUG}" 46 | 47 | - name: Upload artifact 48 | uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 49 | with: 50 | name: ${{ env.PLUGIN_SLUG }} 51 | path: ${{ env.PLUGIN_SLUG }}.zip 52 | 53 | - name: Create Release 54 | uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1 55 | if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') 56 | with: 57 | files: ${{ env.PLUGIN_SLUG }}.zip 58 | draft: false 59 | prerelease: false 60 | env: 61 | GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.gitignore: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Development Tools 2 | .vscode/ 3 | .idea/ 4 | *.sublime-project 5 | *.sublime-workspace 6 | 7 | # Build Directory 8 | /build/ 9 | /dist/ 10 | 11 | # Dependency Directories 12 | /vendor/ 13 | /node_modules/ 14 | 15 | # OS Generated Files 16 | .DS_Store 17 | .DS_Store? 18 | ._* 19 | .Spotlight-V100 20 | .Trashes 21 | ehthumbs.db 22 | Thumbs.db 23 | 24 | # Logs and Databases 25 | *.log 26 | *.sql 27 | *.sqlite 28 | 29 | # Backup Files 30 | *.bak 31 | *.swp 32 | *.zip 33 | *~ 34 | 35 | # Environment Files 36 | .env 37 | .env.* 38 | 39 | # Testing 40 | /coverage/ 41 | .phpunit.result.cache 42 | 43 | # Composer 44 | composer.phar 45 | /vendor/ 46 | 47 | # npm/yarn 48 | npm-debug.log 49 | yarn-debug.log 50 | yarn-error.log 51 | .pnpm-debug.log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /CHANGELOG.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Changelog 2 | All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. 3 | 4 | The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), 5 | and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html). 6 | 7 | ## [0.7.0] - 2025-04-21 8 | ### Updated 9 | - Support for WordPress 6.8 10 | 11 | ## [0.6.0] - 2025-03-13 12 | ### Added 13 | - Functionality to remove empty shortcodes from posts and pages 14 | - Support for multi-line shortcode detection 15 | - Banner and icon for the WP plugin repository 16 | 17 | ### Changed 18 | - Updated regex pattern to match any shortcode type 19 | - Improved shortcode detection and processing 20 | 21 | ### Removed 22 | - Composer dependencies and workflow 23 | - Debug logging statements from production code 24 | 25 | ## [0.5.0] - 2019-12-16 26 | ### Added 27 | - PHPStan integration with GrumPHP 28 | 29 | ### Changed 30 | - Restructured namespaces to use `TomMcFarlin` as root 31 | 32 | ### Fixed 33 | - Issue with page content being incorrectly stripped 34 | 35 | ## [0.4.0] - 2019-12-03 36 | ### Added 37 | - Support for `page` post type 38 | 39 | ### Fixed 40 | - Subscriber conditional content processing 41 | 42 | ## [0.3.0] - 2019-11-29 43 | ### Added 44 | - Support for standard post type processing 45 | - Universal shortcode processing capability 46 | 47 | ### Changed 48 | - Refactored plugin to handle all shortcode types 49 | - Updated namespace structure and documentation 50 | 51 | ### Removed 52 | - Restrict Content bootstrap code 53 | 54 | ## [0.2.0] - 2019-11-24 55 | ### Added 56 | - Shortcode Manager for processing shortcodes 57 | 58 | ### Changed 59 | - Improved content processing with Shortcode Manager 60 | - Updated documentation and version tracking 61 | 62 | ## [0.1.0] - 2019-11-24 63 | ### Added 64 | - Initial release 65 | - Basic Restrict Content Pro shortcode removal 66 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /LICENSE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE 2 | Version 3, 29 June 2007 3 | 4 | Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 5 | Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies 6 | of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. 7 | 8 | Preamble 9 | 10 | The GNU General Public License is a free, copyleft license for 11 | software and other kinds of works. 12 | 13 | The licenses for most software and other practical works are designed 14 | to take away your freedom to share and change the works. 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But first, please read 674 | . 675 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Remove Empty Shortcodes 2 | 3 | Automatically removes empty or inactive shortcodes from your WordPress content while preserving your original database entries. 4 | 5 | ## Description 6 | 7 | Remove Empty Shortcodes helps maintain clean content by removing shortcodes that no longer work or generate output. This commonly happens when: 8 | 9 | * You've deactivated a plugin that provided shortcodes 10 | * You're trying different plugins and some left behind inactive shortcodes 11 | * You have shortcodes from plugins that weren't properly uninstalled 12 | 13 | ### Key Features 14 | 15 | * Automatically removes inactive shortcodes from displayed content 16 | * Preserves your original content in the database 17 | * Works with both posts and pages 18 | * Handles both self-closing and wrapped shortcodes 19 | * Zero configuration required 20 | 21 | ### How It Works 22 | 23 | The plugin checks your content for shortcodes when pages are displayed. If it finds shortcodes that: 24 | * Don't produce any output 25 | * Aren't registered with WordPress 26 | * Are empty or inactive 27 | 28 | It removes them from the displayed content while keeping your original content intact in the database. 29 | 30 | ### Use Cases 31 | 32 | * Clean up content after removing plugins that used shortcodes 33 | * Remove inactive shortcodes without editing posts manually 34 | * Maintain clean content for readers and search engines 35 | * Preserve original content in case you reinstall removed plugins 36 | 37 | ## Installation 38 | 39 | 1. Upload `remove-empty-shortcodes` to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 40 | 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 41 | 3. That's it! No configuration needed 42 | 43 | ## Frequently Asked Questions 44 | 45 | ### Will this modify my database content? 46 | 47 | No. The plugin only filters content when it's displayed. Your original content remains unchanged in the database. 48 | 49 | ### What happens if I reinstall a plugin that uses the removed shortcodes? 50 | 51 | Since your original content is preserved, the shortcodes will start working again automatically when you reinstall the plugin that handles them. 52 | 53 | ### Does this work with all shortcodes? 54 | 55 | Yes, the plugin works with any WordPress shortcode, whether from themes or plugins. 56 | 57 | ### Will this affect shortcodes that are working correctly? 58 | 59 | No. The plugin only removes shortcodes that are either unregistered or produce no output. 60 | 61 | ### Is there any configuration needed? 62 | 63 | No. The plugin works automatically once activated. 64 | 65 | ## Technical Requirements 66 | 67 | * Stable version: 0.7.0 68 | * WordPress 5.0 or higher 69 | * Tested up to 6.8 70 | * Tags: shortcodes, content, cleanup, maintenance, content management 71 | * PHP 7.4 or higher 72 | * [LICENSE](LICENSE) 73 | * [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG) 74 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | === Remove Empty Shortcodes === 2 | Contributors: tommcfarlin 3 | Tags: shortcodes, content, cleanup, maintenance, content management 4 | Requires at least: 5.0 5 | Tested up to: 6.8 6 | Stable tag: 0.7.0 7 | Requires PHP: 7.4 8 | License: GPL-3.0 9 | License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt 10 | 11 | Automatically removes empty or inactive shortcodes from your content while preserving your original database entries. 12 | 13 | == Description == 14 | 15 | Remove Empty Shortcodes helps maintain clean content by removing shortcodes that no longer work or generate output. This commonly happens when: 16 | 17 | * You've deactivated a plugin that provided shortcodes 18 | * You're trying different plugins and some left behind inactive shortcodes 19 | * You have shortcodes from plugins that weren't properly uninstalled 20 | 21 | = Key Features = 22 | 23 | * Automatically removes inactive shortcodes from displayed content 24 | * Preserves your original content in the database 25 | * Works with both posts and pages 26 | * Handles both self-closing and wrapped shortcodes 27 | * Zero configuration required 28 | 29 | = How It Works = 30 | 31 | The plugin checks your content for shortcodes when pages are displayed. If it finds shortcodes that: 32 | * Don't produce any output 33 | * Aren't registered with WordPress 34 | * Are empty or inactive 35 | 36 | It removes them from the displayed content while keeping your original content intact in the database. 37 | 38 | = Use Cases = 39 | 40 | * Clean up content after removing plugins that used shortcodes 41 | * Remove inactive shortcodes without editing posts manually 42 | * Maintain clean content for readers and search engines 43 | * Preserve original content in case you reinstall removed plugins 44 | 45 | == Installation == 46 | 47 | 1. Upload `remove-empty-shortcodes` to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 48 | 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 49 | 3. That's it! No configuration needed 50 | 51 | == Frequently Asked Questions == 52 | 53 | = Will this modify my database content? = 54 | 55 | No. The plugin only filters content when it's displayed. Your original content remains unchanged in the database. 56 | 57 | = What happens if I reinstall a plugin that uses the removed shortcodes? = 58 | 59 | Since your original content is preserved, the shortcodes will start working again automatically when you reinstall the plugin that handles them. 60 | 61 | = Does this work with all shortcodes? = 62 | 63 | Yes, the plugin works with any WordPress shortcode, whether from themes or plugins. 64 | 65 | = Will this affect shortcodes that are working correctly? = 66 | 67 | No. The plugin only removes shortcodes that are either unregistered or produce no output. 68 | 69 | = Is there any configuration needed? = 70 | 71 | No. The plugin works automatically once activated. 72 | 73 | == Changelog == 74 | 75 | = 0.7.0 = 76 | * Update support for WordPress 6.8 77 | 78 | = 0.6.0 = 79 | * Added support for multi-line shortcode detection 80 | * Added a banner and icon for the WP plugin repository 81 | * Improved handling of unregistered shortcodes 82 | * Updated shortcode pattern matching 83 | * Removed Composer dependencies 84 | * Enhanced performance and reliability 85 | 86 | = 0.5.0 = 87 | * Added latest version of PHPStan 88 | * Fixed page content processing 89 | * Updated namespace structure 90 | 91 | = 0.4.0 = 92 | * Added page post type support 93 | * Fixed subscriber content handling 94 | 95 | = 0.3.0 = 96 | * Initial public release 97 | * Added standard post type support 98 | * Improved shortcode detection 99 | 100 | == Upgrade Notice == 101 | 102 | = 0.6.0 = 103 | Improved shortcode detection and removal with better support for multi-line shortcodes. Removes Composer dependency for simpler installation. 104 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /assets/banner-772x250.jpg: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tommcfarlin/remove-empty-shortcodes/3ba6601e93a37cff4da9a9fd9dab3863979cce0f/assets/banner-772x250.jpg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /assets/icon-256x256.jpg: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tommcfarlin/remove-empty-shortcodes/3ba6601e93a37cff4da9a9fd9dab3863979cce0f/assets/icon-256x256.jpg -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /build.sh: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | #!/bin/bash 2 | 3 | # Set variables 4 | PLUGIN_SLUG="remove-empty-shortcodes" 5 | BUILD_DIR="build" 6 | 7 | # Clean previous build and create directories 8 | rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR} 9 | mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${PLUGIN_SLUG} 10 | 11 | # Copy files with exclusions matching GitHub Action 12 | rsync -av \ 13 | --exclude='.git*' \ 14 | --exclude='node_modules' \ 15 | --exclude='assets' \ 16 | --exclude='tests' \ 17 | --exclude='bin' \ 18 | --exclude='*.md' \ 19 | --exclude='*.yml' \ 20 | --exclude='*.xml' \ 21 | --exclude='*.dist' \ 22 | --exclude='*.lock' \ 23 | --exclude='*.json' \ 24 | --exclude='*.gitignore' \ 25 | --exclude='*.sh' \ 26 | --exclude='build' \ 27 | . ${BUILD_DIR}/${PLUGIN_SLUG} 28 | 29 | # Create ZIP file (important: change directory first) 30 | cd ${BUILD_DIR} 31 | zip -r ../${PLUGIN_SLUG}.zip ${PLUGIN_SLUG} 32 | cd .. 33 | 34 | # Cleanup build directory 35 | rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR} 36 | 37 | echo "Plugin zip created: ${PLUGIN_SLUG}.zip" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /remove-empty-shortcodes.php: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 9 | * @copyright 2019 - 2025 Tom McFarlin 10 | * @license GPL-3.0 11 | * @link https://github.com/tommcfarlin/remove-empty-shortcodes/ 12 | * 13 | * @wordpress-plugin 14 | * Plugin Name: Remove Empty Shortcodes 15 | * Plugin URI: https://github.com/tommcfarlin/remove-empty-shortcodes/ 16 | * Description: Removes empty shortcodes from WordPress standard posts and pages. 17 | * Version: 0.7.0 18 | * Author: Tom McFarlin 19 | * Author URI: https://tommcfarlin.com 20 | * License: GPL-3.0 21 | * License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt 22 | * Requires at least: 5.0 23 | * Requires PHP: 7.4 24 | */ 25 | 26 | namespace TomMcFarlin\RESC; 27 | 28 | // This file called directly. 29 | defined( 'WPINC' ) || die; 30 | 31 | // Define plugin constants. 32 | const VERSION = '0.6.0'; 33 | const SUPPORTED_POST_TYPES = array( 'post', 'page' ); 34 | const SHORTCODE_PATTERN = '/\[(\[?)([^\s\]]+)(?![\w-])([^\]\/]*(?:\/(?!\])[^\]\/]*)*?)(?:(\/)\]|\](?:([^\[]*+(?:\[(?!\/\2\])[^\[]*+)*+)\[\/\2\])?)(\]?)/s'; 35 | 36 | /** 37 | * Initializes the plugin by adding the content filter. 38 | * 39 | * @since 0.6.0 40 | */ 41 | function init() { 42 | add_filter( 'the_content', __NAMESPACE__ . '\process_shortcodes' ); 43 | } 44 | add_action( 'init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\init' ); 45 | 46 | /** 47 | * Determines if the current post type should be processed. 48 | * 49 | * @return bool True if the post type should be processed, false otherwise. 50 | */ 51 | function should_process_content() { 52 | return is_singular( SUPPORTED_POST_TYPES ); 53 | } 54 | 55 | /** 56 | * Finds all shortcodes in the content. 57 | * 58 | * @param string $content The content to search. 59 | * @return array The shortcodes found in the content. 60 | */ 61 | function find_shortcodes( $content ) { 62 | if ( ! preg_match_all( SHORTCODE_PATTERN, $content, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER ) ) { 63 | return array(); 64 | } 65 | 66 | return $matches; 67 | } 68 | 69 | /** 70 | * Removes empty shortcodes from content. 71 | * 72 | * @param string $content The content to process. 73 | * @param array $shortcodes The shortcodes to remove. 74 | * @return string The content with empty shortcodes removed. 75 | */ 76 | function remove_empty_shortcodes( $content, $shortcodes ) { 77 | foreach ( $shortcodes as $match ) { 78 | $original_shortcode = $match[0]; 79 | $shortcode_name = $match[2]; 80 | 81 | if ( ! shortcode_exists( $shortcode_name ) ) { 82 | $content = str_replace( $original_shortcode, '', $content ); 83 | continue; 84 | } 85 | 86 | if ( is_empty_shortcode( $original_shortcode ) ) { 87 | $content = str_replace( $original_shortcode, '', $content ); 88 | } 89 | } 90 | 91 | return $content; 92 | } 93 | 94 | /** 95 | * Checks if a shortcode is empty. 96 | * 97 | * @param string $shortcode The shortcode to check. 98 | * @return bool True if the shortcode is empty, false otherwise. 99 | */ 100 | function is_empty_shortcode( $shortcode ) { 101 | $processed = do_shortcode( $shortcode ); 102 | return empty( trim( $processed ) ) || $processed === $shortcode; 103 | } 104 | 105 | /** 106 | * Cleans up content formatting. 107 | * 108 | * @param string $content The content to clean up. 109 | * @return string The cleaned up content. 110 | */ 111 | function cleanup_content( $content ) { 112 | $content = preg_replace( "/[\r\n]{2,}/", "\n\n", $content ); 113 | return trim( $content ); 114 | } 115 | 116 | /** 117 | * Processes the content to remove empty shortcodes. 118 | * 119 | * @param string $content The post content to process. 120 | * @return string The processed content with empty shortcodes removed. 121 | */ 122 | function process_shortcodes( $content ) { 123 | // Only process supported post types. 124 | if ( ! should_process_content() ) { 125 | return $content; 126 | } 127 | 128 | $shortcodes = find_shortcodes( $content ); 129 | if ( empty( $shortcodes ) ) { 130 | return $content; 131 | } 132 | 133 | $content = remove_empty_shortcodes( $content, $shortcodes ); 134 | return cleanup_content( $content ); 135 | } 136 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------