Title: Drop Cap Shortcode Author: Eka Kurniawan Published: February 17, 2011 Last modified: December 3, 2014 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/drop-cap-shortcode/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1030155) # Drop Cap Shortcode By [Eka Kurniawan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ekakurniawan/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode.1.3.zip) * [Details](https://kal.wordpress.org/plugins/drop-cap-shortcode/#description) * [Reviews](https://kal.wordpress.org/plugins/drop-cap-shortcode/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kal.wordpress.org/plugins/drop-cap-shortcode/#installation) * [Development](https://kal.wordpress.org/plugins/drop-cap-shortcode/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/) ## Description This plugin gives you freedom to change the first letter into a drop cap. Just change the first letter using a shortcode. Example: [T]his is my first paragraph with a drop cap. The first letter ‘T’ will turn into a drop cap. If you don’t want your article have a drop cap, just leave it the way it was. #### Shortcode List * Write shortcode [A] to get “A” as a dropcode, [B] to get “B” as a dropcode, etс from A-Z. * Write shortcode [quote] to see opening quotation mark as a drop cap. ## Screenshots * [[ * How you change your first letter into a shortcode in your writing panel. * [[ * How your shortcode will show as a drop cap in your published post. ## Installation 1. Upload the folder `drop-caps-shortcode` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate `Drop Cap Shortcode` through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Now you can write your first article with a drop cap, or edit an old one. 4. Edit the plugin to change css style to fit with your theme/design. ## FAQ How can I change the color of the Drop Cap? Open the style.css file in the CSS directory and specify a color in line 15. How can I change the font of the Drop Cap? Open the style.css file in the CSS directory and specify a font in line 13. How can I change font size of the Drop Cap? Open the style.css file in the CSS directory and specify a font size in line 12. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2940601c27ce3402972bc18b9c7eeb9edc45b5f157009070126495c0c44f7236? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Working fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-fine-153/)󠁿 [todindiana](https://profiles.wordpress.org/todindiana/) November 13, 2020 This works great in Classic WP 5.53, 2020-1112. Easy to change styles, just what I needed. Thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1d77ba66052ec3714dd2455bb88b4b02c24994cd907ce0a42f1714432c4a93b4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and easy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-easy-310/)󠁿 [ahmetcapulcu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ahmetcapulcu/) October 10, 2018 Easy to use. Really simple plugin but works. Thanks. (Maybe adding few options would be nice but can be done by changing plugin’s css I guess) ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e19633c7890d2ebd1400fa10ba2272cc34ad3840e4bd7954d9482ff0ca383567? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works ok in my WordPress 4.9.5 install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-ok-in-my-wordpress-4-9-5-install/)󠁿 [gusdelcastillo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gusdelcastillo/) May 9, 2018 More flexible and easy to customize than any other. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/516c21d46f86182a841c600b61007fe86a6ae7fd83fade577af18ceefb8d0f49? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Cool Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cool-plugin-162/)󠁿 [Karl-Heinz Klug](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karl-heinz-klug/) September 3, 2016 Cool Plugin, i like it. [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Drop Cap Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Eka Kurniawan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ekakurniawan/) * [ bestweblayout ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bestweblayout/) [Translate “Drop Cap Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/drop-cap-shortcode) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/drop-cap-shortcode/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/drop-cap-shortcode/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/drop-cap-shortcode/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/drop-cap-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### V1.3 – 03.12.2014 * Update : We remove a menu page. #### V1.2 – 21.11.2014 * Update : We updated all functionality for WordPress 4.0.1. * NEW : We added a menu page. #### V1.1 – 17.06.2014 * Bugfix : We updated all functionality for WordPress 3.9.1. #### V1.0 – 16.02.2011 * NEW : Release of Drop Cap Shortcode plugin. ## Meta * Version **1.3** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **500+** * WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.0.38** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/drop-cap-shortcode/) * Tags * [drop cap](https://kal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/drop-cap/)[shortcode](https://kal.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/) * [Advanced View](https://kal.wordpress.org/plugins/drop-cap-shortcode/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 4 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/drop-cap-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Eka Kurniawan ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ekakurniawan/) * [ bestweblayout ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bestweblayout/) ## Support Got something to say? 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