Title: Convert between shortcode and visual editing
Last modified: April 18, 2026

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# Convert between shortcode and visual editing

 *  Resolved [ip-rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ip-rob/)
 * (@ip-rob)
 * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/convert-between-shortcode-and-visual-editing/)
 * I recently had my browser freeze up while saving a post with a lot of changes
   pending which is NOT related to the plugin, just a WordPress thing. I was able
   to copy/paste the post into another browser to save my work. That converted all
   the galleries to the text like [gallery ids="X","Y","Z"] (not the real ID’s obviously).
   I went through and converted this text back to shortcodes which was relatively
   easy. I would prefer to edit the galleries visually. Is there a way to toggle
   between the two? When I choose to transform a gallery, all that shows up is Details,
   Columns, or Group so I can’t use the convert to WP Gallery trick.
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  Plugin Support [Val Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valwa/)
 * (@valwa)
 * [1 month, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/convert-between-shortcode-and-visual-editing/#post-18892831)
 * Hey [@ip-rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ip-rob/)! 👋
 * There is currently no direct support to convert a shortcode into a block through
   Gutenberg (like an “edit visually” option) specifically in Meow Gallery.
 * We’ll see what we can do on our side about this in the future.
 * Thanks!

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