A shortcode only renders while whatever registered it stays installed, which means content built around one is quietly dependent on a plugin or feature you might retire someday without realising the connection — converting that content to native blocks now, while the shortcode still works and can be seen rendering correctly, removes that dependency permanently rather than waiting to discover it the hard way later. Shortcodes tend to be a genuinely stable feature right up until the moment they suddenly aren’t, since the plugin providing them can be retired, sold to a new owner with different priorities, or simply left unmaintained for years without any dramatic announcement — and by the time that dependency actually breaks, the content built around it may be old enough that nobody remembers exactly what it was supposed to look like.
List every shortcode currently in use
Switch a handful of pages to the Text or Code editor view and note any bracketed shortcode text you find, along with roughly how many pages use each one.
A rough inventory like this, even incomplete, gives us a genuinely useful starting picture of the actual scope before we begin the full review.
It’s also worth noting which of these shortcodes you consider genuinely important to your site’s function versus merely decorative, since that distinction can influence how much care each conversion deserves. We treat both with genuine care regardless, but knowing which matters most helps us prioritise the review order sensibly.
Legacy shortcode-to-block migration
Old shortcodes from a plugin or feature you've retired, converted properly into native blocks so your content isn't sitting on borrowed time.
- Full backup taken before we start
- If we can’t fix it, you get your money back
- We never ask for your own password
What we need from you
- The specific pages or shortcodes you want converted, or confirmation of the whole site
- Which plugin or feature originally provided each shortcode, if known
- Whether you want to review converted pages before they go live, or have us publish directly
This or something else?
| You want shortcode-based content proactively converted to native blocks | This fix covers it |
| Raw shortcode text is already showing because the source is already gone | Orphaned shortcode resolution, a more urgent repair rather than a planned migration |
| You want Classic Editor HTML content converted, not shortcode-based content | Classic-to-block content conversion, a different service |
| The shortcodes come from a specific page builder rather than a standalone plugin | A builder-specific conversion service instead |
| You’re not sure which of your shortcodes are actually still working correctly | This fix covers it; we confirm current status as the first step |
What we do
- Inventory every shortcode currently in use and confirm what each one produces
- Identify the closest native block equivalent for each shortcode’s output
- Convert the content into native blocks, preserving appearance and function
- Check the converted result against the original for visual and structural accuracy
- Flag any shortcode with no clean block equivalent for a discussed alternative approach
- Confirm the converted content displays and edits correctly before considering it complete
What is included
- Conversion of shortcode-based content into native blocks across the specified scope
- A visual accuracy check against the original content
- Clear flagging of any shortcode with no direct block equivalent
- The pre-conversion content backed up and retained for 30 days
Not included
- Repairing content where the shortcode source is already gone and text is showing raw
- A content or design redesign beyond matching the original’s appearance in block form
- Ongoing conversion as new shortcode-based content is added in future
- Converting content built with a full page builder rather than standalone shortcodes
Questions about this fix
Why convert now if the shortcodes still work fine?
Because "still working" depends entirely on a plugin staying installed and maintained indefinitely, and converting now, while everything renders correctly, is far easier than reconstructing content after that dependency breaks unexpectedly.
Will every shortcode convert cleanly to a block?
Most straightforward ones will, though a shortcode with complex, dynamic behaviour may need a slightly different approach, which we flag specifically rather than force a poor match.
What happens to the original plugin once conversion is done?
That's your call — you can keep it active for anything not yet converted, or retire it once you're confident every shortcode it provided has been properly replaced.
Will this change how my content looks at all?
No — matching the original appearance is the goal, and we verify that visually before considering any page finished.
How is this different from fixing shortcodes that are already broken?
This is a proactive, planned conversion done while everything still works; a repair for shortcodes already showing broken is a different, more urgent fix.
Related fixes
If this is the second time this year
A bad update breaking the site is a symptom of updates not being tested first. Care plans run every update on a staging clone before it reaches your live site, which is the actual fix for this happening again.
Your access, your rules
Create a separate admin account for us and delete it when we are done. For anything else, we get in touch and agree a method — never a form field on this site, never by reply to an email.
We back up first, always
Before anything is touched we take a full backup and keep it for 30 days. If a fix goes wrong, we put the site back exactly as it was.
If it is not what you bought
If the problem turns out smaller than what you ordered, we refund the difference. If it is bigger, we stop and send a quote before doing any extra work.
If we cannot fix it
You get back what we received. Diagnosis is on us — you only pay when the problem is actually solved. The payment processor takes its fee before the money reaches us, so we never hold it and it is not ours to return. That is true here as everywhere else.
If it comes back
Reply within seven days of delivery and we put it back on the bench at no cost. The fix is not finished until it holds.
What we are responsible for
If something goes wrong with a fix, our responsibility is limited to what you paid for it. We take a full backup first so mistakes can be undone, and we tell you before doing anything outside what you bought.