Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme icon

Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

Adds custom shortcodes and extended functionality to the Phlox Elementor theme. With over 90,000 active installations and consistent monthly updates, this tool integrates directly into Phlox-based WordPress sites.

Generated on 8 Jul 2026. Score and stats mentioned may differ from current live data.

  • #1,819 Global Rank
  • 90K+ active installs
  • 2.1/5 7 ratings
  • Since 2016 10 years active

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82.6
Popularity 40% 90K+ active installs
55.3
Reputation 35% 2.1★ from 7 ratings
98.2
Freshness 25% Updated 18 days ago

No active penalty — 22 historical CVEs, resolved — details

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Vulnerabilities

22 Total
20 Patched
2 Resolved by version
0 Active
100% Resolved rate
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.17.21 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

6.4 Medium Affected All – 2.17.21 Patched in Resolved as of v2.17.22 (unconfirmed) Published 1 Jul 2026 CVE CVE-2026-57737
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a combination of the 'tag' and ‘title_tag’ parameters in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

6.4 Medium Affected All – 2.17.13 Patched in ✓ 2.17.14 Published 9 Jan 2026 CVE CVE-2025-12379
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13 via the auxels_ajax_search due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract titles of draft posts that they should not have access to.

5.3 Medium Affected All – 2.17.13 Patched in ✓ 2.17.14 Published 5 Jan 2026 CVE CVE-2025-13215
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 2.17.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

4.3 Medium Affected All – 2.17.14 Patched in Resolved as of v2.17.22 (unconfirmed) Published 27 Dec 2025 CVE CVE-2025-69016
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive user or configuration data.

5.3 Medium Affected All – 2.17.13 Patched in ✓ 2.17.14 Published 26 Oct 2025 CVE CVE-2025-63071

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Support Statistics

1 Support threads
0 Resolved
0% Resolution rate

About Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme

Powerful and comprehensive plugin that extends the functionality of Phlox Elementor theme.

Overview

This plugin adds plenty of premium functionalities to Phlox theme, such as one-click demo importer, plugin manager, new shortcodes, widgets, page builder elements as well as extra theme options to extend the functionality of that theme.

Demo on Phlox Theme | Documentation | Video tutorials | Support forum

Features

  • Elementor Page builder support (27 Exclusive Elements)
  • Page builder Elements
  • 31 Exclusive Shortcodes
  • Auxin Widgets
  • Login page customization
  • Custom CSS and Javascript fields
  • Header layout and image customization
  • Mega Menu
  • Fullscreen Menu
  • Menu Skins
  • Various Blog Page templates
  • Sticky Header
  • Sticky Footer
  • Fully Responsive
  • Cross Browser IE8+ and Other Modern Browsers

Some demo sites by Phlox theme

Compatible Browsers

  • IE9+
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Opera
  • Chrome
  • iOS browser
  • Android browser

Documentations

If you have any question about working with “Phlox Core Elements”, you can take a look at online documentations

Translation

You can start translating this plugin from here: online translation service.

Screenshots

Front end widgets

Front end widgets

Sample of using elements on the page

Sample of using elements on the page

Some of these elements on the footer

Some of these elements on the footer

Some Dropcap elements styles

Some Dropcap elements styles

User friendly back end elements options

User friendly back end elements options

List of elements on the page to choose from

List of elements on the page to choose from

List of widgets to choose from

List of widgets to choose from

One click shortcode elements with its options

One click shortcode elements with its options

User friendly editing elements

User friendly editing elements

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find Phlox Core Elements documentation and user guides

If you have any question about working with “Phlox Core Elements”, you can take a look at online documentations

If you get stuck you can ask your question here.

Will Phlox Core Elements work with my theme?

No, Phlox Core Element only works on Phlox Theme

Where can I report bugs?

Bugs can be reported in our support forums.

Ratings & Reviews

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Changelog

Version 2.17.22 / (30.07.2026)

  • [Fix]: Addressed a low-severity security vulnerabilities

Version 2.17.21 / (06.07.2026)

  • [Fix]: Compatibility and full integration for wpforms added.

Version 2.17.16 / (09.05.2026)

  • [Fix]: Addressed two low-severity security vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-69016, CVE-2026-4291)

Version 2.17.15 / (24.01.2026)

  • [Fix]: An issue with choosing tag type in Elementor “modern heading” element fixed.

Version 2.17.13 / (27.12.2025)

  • [Improvement]: Improved the import of sliders while importing a demo.

Version 2.17.12 / (31.08.2025)

  • [Improvement]: Style generation improvement for footer and header sections.

Version 2.17.10 / (21.07.2025)

  • [Improvement]: Compatibility for Elementor 3.31 added.

Version 2.17.9 / (15.07.2025)

  • [Fix]: Fixed an issue with cropped image size on search result page.

Version 2.17.8 / (07.06.2025)

  • [Fix]: Fixed missing GIF placeholder causing 404 errors.
  • [Fix]: Fixed accordion element title color not applying correctly.
  • [Fix]: Fixed issue with importing popup template by Depicter.

Version 2.17.6 / (13.04.2025)

  • [Improvement]: Security improvements applied.

Version 2.17.0 / (07.02.2025)

  • [Improvement]: Minor security improvements applied.

Version 2.17.0 / (12.12.2024)

  • [Improvement]: Compatibility with Elementor 3.25.0 applied.

Version 2.16.4 / (02.10.2024)

  • [Improvement]: Minor security improvements applied.

Version 2.16.0 / (16.06.2024)

  • [Improvement]: Compatibility with latest version of WooCommerce applied.

Version 2.15.9 / (19.05.2024)

  • [Improvement]: Security improvements applied.

Version 2.15.0 / (23.11.2023)

  • [Improvement]: Improvements applied for Elementor.
  • [Fix]: Better compatibility for WordPress 6.4.0.

Version 2.10.8 / (01.12.2022)

  • [Improvement]: Improvements applied to customizer options importer.

Version 2.10.5 / (11.10.2022)

  • [Fix]: An issue with Google map element fixed.
  • [Improvement]: Some improvements applied to demo importer.

Version 2.10.1 / (22.08.2022)

  • [Fix]: An issue with import of background image for Depicter slider fixed.
  • [Fix]: An issue with some notices while saving a page with Elementor fixed.

Version 2.9.5 / (24.04.2022)

  • [New]: Copy animation button added to Elementor context menu to copy and paste animations across elements.
  • [Fix]: Deprecated notices of new version of Elementor fixed.

Version 2.9.4 / (23.01.2022)

  • [Fix]: An issue while creating a translation with Polylang plugin fixed.

Version 2.8.0 / (28.06.2021)

  • [New]: Integrating “Ti Wishlist plugin” for better wishlist features in shops.
  • [New]: Integrating Elementor global colors in customizer for faster preview and customization experience.
  • [New]: Adding dynamic tag for URL controller for linking to “Login” and “Singup” pages

Version 2.7.10 / (15.03.2021)

  • [Fix]: An issue with importing icons fixed in demo importer.
  • [Improvement]: Improvements for shopping cart applied.

Version 2.6.14 / (09.09.2020)

  • [New]: New options for recent post elements added.
  • [Fix]: Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 2.6.0 / (11.05.2020)

  • [New]: New option for changing the character limit of last breadcrumb text added.
  • [Improvement]: Improvements for ajax add to cart applied.
  • [Improvement]: Improvements for demo importer applied.
  • [Fix]: A minor bug while using WordPress widgets in Elementor fixed.

Version 2.5.0 / (09.03.2020)

  • [Improvement]: Instagram link for staff Element added.
  • [New]: Inline SVG option for Infobox element added.
  • [Improvement]: Improvements in dark mode style of controllers for Elementor applied.

Version 2.4.18 / (03.02.2020)

  • [Improvement]: Some improvements for modern heading element applied.
  • [Improvement]: Improvements for dark mode styles in Elementor panel applied.

Version 2.4.16 / (15.01.2020)

  • [Improvement]: Some improvements for testimonial element applied.

Version 2.4.12 / (01.11.2019)

  • [Improvement]: Some improvements for button element applied.

Version 2.4.11 / (03.10.2019)

  • [Fix]: An issue with mega menu fixed.

Version 2.4.8 / (25.08.2019)

  • [Improvement]: An issue while installing some bundled plugins fixed.

Version 2.4.7 / (01.08.2019)

  • [Improvement]: Improvements in the layout of templates kit.

Version 2.4.6 / (17.07.2019)

  • [Improvement]: Some style improvements in info box element applied.
  • [Fix]: Fix an issue with genral headings typography fixed.

Version 2.4.4 / (11.06.2019)

  • [New]: Introducing single page builder.
  • [Fix]: Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 2.4.2 / (05.05.2019)

  • [New]: Export and import options added to customizer.
  • [Improvement]: Improvements in accordion element.

Version 2.4.1 / (30.04.2019)

  • [Fix]: An issue with importing some menu labels fixed.
  • [Improvement]: Improvements in Phlox shop applied.

Version 2.3.11 / (03.01.2019)

  • [Improvement]: Changing the google analytic tracking option to tracking ID option.
  • [New]: Addig new options for background and color hover effect for recent posts element.
  • [Fix]: An issue with post formats fixed.

Version 2.3.7 / (06.01.2019)

  • [Fix]: New option for changing the border color of header section added to page options.

Version 2.3.6 / (27.12.2018)

  • [Fix]: Fixing an issue on gmap while zoom with scroll option is enabled.
  • [New]: Adding preload option to post elements.
  • [New]: Adding new preload preview options for image element.

Version 2.3.0 / (19.11.2018)

  • [Fix]: Fixing some undefined variables.
  • [New]: Introducing Templates Kit Library.
  • [New]: New preload options added to advanced image element, plus, adding max width and height options.
  • [Fix]: Fixing an issue with lightbox features in image element.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in Info Box Element.
  • [New]: Adding background hover options for Info Box Element.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in retrieving and displaying the list of demos applied.
  • [New]: New top header options added to page options.

Version 2.2.22 / (16.09.2018)

  • [Fix]: Minor bugs fixed.

Version 2.2.21 / (02.09.2018)

  • [Fix]: Minor bugs fixed.

Version 2.2.20 / (23.08.2018)

  • [Fix]: Fixing some PHP notices while Elementor Pro was activated for the first time.

Version 2.2.18 / (20.08.2018)

  • [Fix]: Minor bugs fixed.

Version 2.2.17 / (15.08.2018)

  • [Fix]: Minor bugs fixed.

Version 2.2.16 / (09.08.2018)

  • [Fix]: An issue with importer fixed.

Version 2.2.13 / (31.07.2018)

  • [Improvement]: Improvement for Elementor page builder applied.

Version 2.2.12 / (21.07.2018)

  • [New]: Adding Custom CSS field to all Elementor elements.
  • [New]: Adding video tutorials to Phlox dashboard.

Version 2.2.9 / (09.07.2018)

  • [Improvement]: Improvement in admin dashboard for displaying the latest changes.
  • [Fix]: Some minor bugs fixed.

Version 2.2.8 / (05.07.2018)

  • [New]: Adding Custom CSS field to all Elementor elements.
  • [New]: Adding video tutorials to Phlox dashboard.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in Phlox dashboard and demo importer.
  • [Improvement]: Now you can filter the recommended plugins in Phlox dashboard.
  • [Improvement]: Better plugin dependency management.

Version 2.2.7 / (27.06.2018)

  • [New]: Introducing brand new demo importer.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in responsive images.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in preloading images which result in faster page loading speed.
  • [Fix]: An issue with Gallery element fixed.
  • [Fix]: Minor bugs fixed.

Version 2.2.3 / (14.06.2018)

  • [New]: New elements “Modern Heading” and “Mailchimp” for Elementor page builder added.
  • [Fix]: Minor bugs fixed.

Version 2.2.1 / (05.06.2018)

  • [New]: New element “Flexible List” for Elementor page builder added.
  • [Fix]: An issue in SiteOrigin Text element fixed.

Version 2.2.0 / (31.05.2018)

  • [New]: Two new elements for Elementor page builder added (Accordion and Tabs).
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in testimonial and staff elements for Elementor page builder.

Version 2.1.9 / (26.05.2018)

  • [New]: Three new elements for Elementor page builder added (Blockquote, Testimonial and Slider).

Version 2.1.8 / (24.05.2018)

  • [New]: Two new elements for Elementor page builder added (video and audio).

Version 2.1.7 / (23.05.2018)

  • [New]: 10 new elements for Elementor page builder added.
  • [Improvement]: Under the hood improvements.

Version 2.1.6 / (16.05.2018)

  • [Improvement]: Improvement in image preloading.
  • [Improvement]: Under the hood improvements.

Version 2.1.1 / (09.04.2018)

  • [Fix]: Bug fix and improvements for setup wizard.
  • [New]: Introducing Recent Product Element for Woocommerce.
  • [Improvement]: Make recent portfolios element compatible with ajax loadmore.

Version 2.0.9 / (13.03.2018)

  • [New]: Adding an option for marker icon in gmap element.
  • [Fix]: Fixing a fatal error while saving the post with wordpress-seo enabled.
  • [New]: Added star rating to testimonial element.
  • [New]: Add a new meta option for disabling the header logo in a page.
  • [Improvement]: Adding animation tab and options to Visual Composer.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in subtitle option in recent posts element.

Version 2.0.6 / (17.02.2018)

  • [Fix]: Fixed an issue with post slider that excludes the first blog post.
  • [Fix]: The warning message in timeline and masonry blog layout fixed.
  • [New]: Adding lazyload option for image element

Version 2.0.5 / (13.02.2018)

  • [New]: New options in permalink page for changing the default slug of taxonomies.
  • [Fix]: A PHP warning in search page fixed.
  • [New]: Adding some hooks to replace custom logo images on pages if custom logo was specified
  • [New]: New Metafields For Header and footer options.

Version 2.0.0 / (23.01.2018)

  • [Improvement]: Improvement in setup wizard.
  • [Improvement]: Optimization, improvement and new size options in image element.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in timeline element.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in custom post types.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in permalink options.
  • [Improvement]: Adding visualization to testimonial templates.
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in carousel elements.
  • [Improvement]: A verification for WP image sizes added to ensure image size ratio is the same.
  • [New]: New feature for switching the website to maintenance mode.
  • [Fix]: The query monitor report on VC front end editor disabled.
  • [New]: Custom search functionality and options added.
  • [New]: Added options and functionality for custom 404 page.

Version 1.7.2 / (02.12.2017)

  • [New]: Secondary and optional logo image added for sticky header.
  • [New]: Adding new option for header background color while header is sticky.
  • [New]: Install plugins tab added to phlox welcome page.
  • [New]: New element “Recent Post Tile Carousel” added.
  • [New]: Link to setup wizard added to ‘quick access’ section in admin footer.
  • [Improvement]: The dropdown control for categories in SiteOrigin Page Builder improved.
  • [Improvement]: Add video length markup in the custom playlist.
  • [Fix]: An issue with “Instagram feed” widget fixed.
  • [Fix]: An issue with GMap widget fixed.

Version 1.7.0 / (14.11.2017)

  • [Fix]: An issue with recent post elements on single post page fixed.
  • [Fix]: Live preview for header action buttons while editing in customizer.
  • [New]: Add new functionalities to WordPress video playlist.
  • [New]: Tiny size is added to the divider element.
  • [Fix]: An issue with missing date and time in recent post slider fixed.
  • [Fix]: Tabs and accordion elements are removed from widgets list.
  • [Fix]: A typo in testimonial name fixed.
  • [Improvement]: Default load more type for recent grid element changed.

Version 1.6.4 / (1.11.2017)

  • [Improvement]: Major improvements for page title setting were applied.
  • [Improvement]: Several improvements for setup wizard were applied.

Version 1.6.2 / (23.10.2017)

  • [Improvement]: Improvement and bug fix for setup wizard.

Version 1.6.0 / (11.10.2017)

  • [New]: Introducing setup Wizard for importing demo content and installing recommended plugins.
  • [New]: New Testimonial Widget added

Version 1.5.2 / (18.09.2017)

  • [New]: Load more option and button for blog elements.
  • [Fix]: Fixing the category field option in blog elements.

Version 1.5.0 / (29.08.2017)

  • [Fix]: Addressed a conflict with popup-maker plugin.
  • [Fix]: Some minor bugs in Text Element fixed.
  • [Improvement]: Under the hood improvements for recent post grid element.
  • [New]: New animated loop loading for gallery added.

Version 1.4.2 / (10.08.2017)

  • [New]: Changelog section added to welcome page
  • [Improvement]: Some improvements in custom permalink structures for Phlox themes

Version 1.4.1 / (06.08.2017)

  • [Improvement]: Custom CSS and JavaScript fields added to pages

Version 1.4.0 / (02.08.2017)

  • [Improvement]: Applying some changes based on latest changes in auxin framework

Version 1.3.10 / (21.06.2017)

  • [Improvement]: New changes for auxin framework applied

Version 1.3.2 / (15.01.2017)

  • [Improvement]: New option for defining google map api key added

Version 1.3.2 / (08.01.2017)

  • [New]: Introducing Before after slider element to show comparison between two images.
  • [New]: New slider element “touch image slider” added, now you can insert any image as a slider in any page via page builder
  • [New]: Introducing tiles layout for auxin gallery element
  • [Improvement]: The latest post slider and grid carousel improved.
  • [Improvement]: The Recent grid blog element improved.
  • [Improvement]: Column option for grid and masonry elements.
  • [Improvement]: The functionality of lightbox in image element lightbox improved
  • [Fix]: Minor bugs fixed.

Version 1.3.1 / (20.12.2016)

  • [Improvement]: New styles and options added to code element
  • [Improvement]: Adding responsive options to row and column shortcodes
  • [fix]: icon_size attribute added to text shortcode handler
  • [Fix]: Fixed an issue that result in malfunction for gallery

Version 1.3.0 / (1.12.2016)

  • [Improvement]: Improved image sizes in recent posts elements
  • [Improvement]: For responsiveness of grid table element
  • [New]: adding hover effect option for grid table layout
  • [New]: New options and styles for Text element added
  • [New]: New options and layout for recent grid post element added
  • [Improvement]: Improvement in title bar
  • [New]: Persian translation added

Version 1.2.0 / (9.11.2016)

  • [New]: Introducing masonry layout for blog

Version 1.1.0 / (22.10.2016)

  • [New]: Introducing blog timeline view

Version 1.0.9 / (6.10.2016)

  • [New]: New shortcodes and widgets added

Version 1.0.6 / (19.9.2016)

  • [New]: New features added

Version 1.0.3 / (31.8.2016)

  • [Update]: Description in profile page updated

Version 1.0.0 / (30.8.2016)

  • Initial release

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