This plugin requires that you have WordPress set to show a static Page on the home page under Settings->Reading and "Front page".
- Upload the
arbitrary-shortcodes/ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
- Fill your content on any page(s) on your site with the desired arbitrary shortcodes
- For each shortcode you would like to define, create a custom field (and value) on the page that is shown as the "home page" for the site.