Insert Pages

82 Quality Score

Active Installs

20/30

40,000 active installs is solid but modest, landing it well below category leaders like Shortcodes Ultimate at 400,000, which pulls the popularity subscore down.

Update Freshness

25/25

A last update of June 2026 against WordPress 7.0 indicates the developer is actively keeping pace with core releases.

User Rating

14/15

96 out of 100 from 71 voters is an excellent rating, suggesting users who do install it tend to be very happy.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads is unusual and could mean either the plugin rarely breaks or that users self-support from documentation, either way there is no public track record of responsive help.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring only 3.3.0, the plugin has broad forward and backward compatibility, earning a full subscore.

Scores higher than 87% of indexed plugins

About

Insert Pages lets you embed any WordPress content (e.g., pages, posts, custom post types) into other WordPress content using the Shortcode API.

Active Installs 30k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-06-19 11:36pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.3.0+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

5 Medium

Most recent: July 1, 2026

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Insert Pages <= 3.11.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Field Keys (Meta Key Names) Medium

July 1, 2026 Patched in ["3.11.5"] CVE-2026-10089

Insert Pages <= 3.7.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

December 21, 2022 Patched in ["3.7.5"] CVE-2022-4483

Insert Pages <= 3.6.1 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Posts/Pages Access Medium

October 18, 2021 Patched in ["3.7.0"] CVE-2021-24851

Insert Pages <= 3.6.1 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

October 18, 2021 Patched in ["3.7.0"] CVE-2021-24850

Insert Pages < 3.2.4 - Authenticated Directory Traversal Medium

September 29, 2017 Patched in ["3.2.4"] CVE-2017-18586

What It Does

Insert Pages adds a shortcode to WordPress that lets you embed the content of any page, post, or custom post type inside another page or post. Instead of copying and pasting blocks of content (and risking drift when the source is updated), you reference the source by ID and the latest version is pulled in automatically. It also exposes a Gutenberg block for the same purpose.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for site owners who repeat the same content across multiple pages, such as real estate listings, course curricula with shared modules, legal disclaimers, medical intake forms, multi-location businesses, or knowledge bases. It is also useful for agencies building modular sites where a single source of truth needs to appear in several places. Developers maintaining custom post type hubs will appreciate the shortcode approach over hard-coding.

Who Should Skip It

If your site only has a handful of pages or you rarely reuse content, the shortcode overhead is not worth the extra plugin footprint. Beginners who do not already understand WordPress post IDs may find Shortcoder or EmbedPress easier to learn.

The Bottom Line

Insert Pages scores 82.51/100 and does one narrow job very well: reusing WordPress content across multiple locations through a simple shortcode or block. With a 96 user rating, active maintenance, and 40,000 installs, it is a dependable pick for content-heavy sites that need a single source of truth, and the lack of public support threads is the only real concern.

Pick this when you need ready-made visual elements like buttons, tabs, and accordions rather than a tool for reusing your own existing content.

Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 85/100

Pick this when you want to wrap arbitrary HTML or third-party embeds into a reusable shortcode, rather than inserting other WordPress posts.

EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, 3D PDF FlipBook, Google Reviews, YouTube Videos, Upload & Embed PDF documents 84/100

Pick this when your main need is embedding non-WordPress media such as PDFs, YouTube videos, or Google Reviews, not internal WordPress content.

Nested Pages 84/100

Pick this when you want to reorganise the admin page tree rather than reuse post content across pages.

Shortcode in Menus 83/100

Pick this when your specific problem is running shortcodes inside navigation menu items, not inside page content.