WordPress shortcodes are square bracket strings ([ ]) that magically transform into something fascinating on the frontend. In this tutorial we will see how to check a shortcode which really exists or not.
To check wordpress shortcode exists or not, a function is available in wordpress i.e shortcode_exists().
Syntax
shortcode_exists( string $tag )Whether a registered shortcode exists named $tag.
Example
<?php
if ( shortcode_exists( 'gallery' ) ) {
// The shortcode [gallery] exists.
}
?>This function returns boolean value means either true or false. If supplied shortcode exists then returned value will be true otherwise it will be false.