**What is Zen Shortcodes Pro? **Zen Shortcodes Pro is the modern, secure replacement for PHP-injection plugins like Sourcerer (retired from Joomla 6). It stores shortcode HTML in the database, renders it cleanly through the content plugin, and exposes a visual builder in both the backend and the article editor — no PHP in articles, no security risks, full ACL support.

Three Extensions, One Visual System
Zen Shortcodes Pro installs three extensions that work together seamlessly:

Admin Component (comzenshortcodes): Create and manage custom visual shortcodes with the Magic Template Builder and Live Preview.
Editor Button Plugin: A Zen Shortcodes button appears under any TinyMCE/JCE editor — click to open the visual modal, configure and insert in seconds.
Content Plugin: Silently scans every article and replaces [zen...] tags with the corresponding HTML stored in the database.
16 FREE Shortcodes — Available Immediately
No backend configuration needed. All FREE shortcodes are accessible from the editor modal the moment the plugin is enabled, organised in three categories:

🎬 Media (4): YouTube Video, Vimeo Video, Google Maps, Media Gallery (CSS grid with vanilla JS lightbox)
🎨 UI Elements (6): Alert / Notice, Button, Tooltip, Highlighted Text, Bootstrap 5 Tabs, Bootstrap 5 Accordion
✨ Design (6): FontAwesome Icon, Social Icon, Grid Layout Columns, Styled Box Panel, Vertical Spacer, Divider Line

Choose Your Level of Power

Zen Shortcodes FREE: The Essential Starter
Everything you need to enrich articles with media, UI components and layout elements — without writing a single line of HTML.

• 16 ready-to-use shortcodes across Media, UI Elements and Design categories.
• Visual modal editor with category navigation, instant search and Favourites system.
• FontAwesome icon selector with visual preview directly in the modal.
• Native Joomla updates managed via the Extensions Manager.

Zen Shortcodes PRO: The Content Professional's Toolkit
Unlock the full visual builder and advanced content elements for complete creative control.

🎨 14 Magic Templates with Live Preview: Hero Section, 3-Column Features, Timeline, Before/After Compare, Statistics Counters, Team Card, Trust Badges, Did You Know? Box, Pullquote, Numbered Steps, Download Box, Gradient Text, Tags/Chips, Card with Ribbon — each fully configurable with color pickers, size sliders and typography controls.

♾️ Iterative Templates: Add unlimited elements to templates that support it — unlimited columns, timeline steps, stat counters, social links, numbered steps, logo badges and tag chips.

🧩 Multiple Shortcodes from the Same Template: Create two Timelines with different accent colors, or three Hero Sections with different content — each gets a unique tag and is completely independent.

⚡ 8 Advanced PRO Elements: Call-to-Action section, Testimonial card, Live Countdown timer, Pricing table with plans, Animated progress bars, Code block with syntax highlighting, Inline article embed, Universal conditional wrapper.

💾 Preset System & Export/Import JSON: Save named configurations for reuse in the modal, and export/import shortcode configurations as JSON between sites.

🔒 Visibility Conditions: Control who sees what — filter by device (mobile/tablet/desktop), user group, date range or active language, all processed server-side.