Title: Plugin to support embeding PHP
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Plugin to support embeding PHP

 *  [ruthcatrin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruthcatrin/)
 * (@ruthcatrin)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-to-support-embeding-php/)
 * Can someone recommend a current (and up to date) plugin that’ll allow me to embed
   functioning PHP in pages and posts?
 * I’m currently using PHP Execution, but have been having trouble with the code
   randomly not working. Unfortunetly PHP isn’t my strong suit, but from what I 
   can tell my code itself is correct, so I suspect that the out of date plugin 
   is the problem.
 * Did a quick search looking at plugins, and it looks like there’s several, but
   the ones most commonly recommended are out of date by 2 or more years. Can someone
   recommend any of the current ones?

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 *  [christopherross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christopherross/)
 * (@christopherross)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-to-support-embeding-php/#post-3905064)
 * Ruth, the one I’ve used is [http://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-exec-php/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-exec-php/)
   and haven’t had a problem but might I also suggest you consider running the PHP
   as a shortcode instead of executing PHP in your pages?
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API](http://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API)
 * I find it a lot more secure, as well the ability to update PHP in the functions.
   php file gives me much more control.
 *  Thread Starter [ruthcatrin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruthcatrin/)
 * (@ruthcatrin)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-to-support-embeding-php/#post-3905069)
 * I will look at it, thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [ruthcatrin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruthcatrin/)
 * (@ruthcatrin)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-to-support-embeding-php/#post-3905071)
 * Ok, not entirely sure I get shortcodes, but using the plugin, I create a list
   of the various php coding I want to use, give them a name, and then use those
   names place them within the page?
 *  [christopherross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christopherross/)
 * (@christopherross)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-to-support-embeding-php/#post-3905072)
 * Hi Ruth, so a shortcode is a small piece of executable PHP stored in a function
   that can be called from the WordPress editor.
 * For example, I have a small shortcode at [http://thisismyurl.com/7611/adding-sitename-shortcode/](http://thisismyurl.com/7611/adding-sitename-shortcode/)
   that will allow you to display the name of your website without having to edit
   the text each time. I use it on client websites for Terms of Service and Privacy
   Policy pages where the content is duplicated from other sites but the name of
   the site needs to be replaced.
 * In the editor, it appears in the text as “while visiting the [sitename] website”
   but appears to visitors as “while visiting the ABC Company website”.
 * You’ll see the function is actually very simple.
 *     ```
       function thisismyurl_shortcodes_sitename() {
         return '<a href="' . get_bloginfo( 'url' ) . '" title="' . get_bloginfo( 'sitename' ) . '">' . get_bloginfo( 'name' ) . '</a>';
   
       }
       add_shortcode( 'sitename', 'thisismyurl_shortcodes_sitename' );
       ```
   
 * I add a new short called ‘sitename’ which executes the function thisismyurl_shortcodes_sitename.
   That function returns the HTML needed to display the link and name of the site
   to site visitors.
 * I think this is a much safer method than allowing PHP to be executed directly
   from the text editor.
 *  Thread Starter [ruthcatrin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruthcatrin/)
 * (@ruthcatrin)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-to-support-embeding-php/#post-3905073)
 * Alright, I’m going to have to look at this later when I’m not feeling quite so
   fuzzy, cause right now my brain in insisting none of it makes sense, but I’m 
   pretty sure thats me not you…..
 * Part of the problem I’ll admit is that my PHP skills (or lack there-of) is entirely
   self taught……
 * I also have the feeling that if I just keep poking at the various plugins one
   of them will do what I want without me having to do coding, but I’ve not had 
   any luck there either. Lots are close, but nothing seems to be quite there.
 * What I’ve done is create this page: [http://www.scaryyankeechick.com/rss-feed/](http://www.scaryyankeechick.com/rss-feed/)
   using PHP to check each site on the list, and post a link to the site and the
   name of their most current post.
 *  Thread Starter [ruthcatrin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ruthcatrin/)
 * (@ruthcatrin)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-to-support-embeding-php/#post-3905086)
 * Alright, re-read it all. I like the concept, but I don’t think shortcodes are
   going to work for what I want to do. I guess I’ll keep plugging away at it.

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