Description
Mevabi Shortest lets you create scored tests or quizzes (not “right/wrong” quizzes) and insert them anywhere on your site using a shortcode.
All the test information (title, questions, answers, points and results) is stored directly inside the shortcode attributes, so the plugin doesn’t need to create any extra database tables.
Main features
- Visual builder in the admin panel to create the shortcode without writing any code by hand.
- A dedicated “Edit Test” screen where you can paste an existing shortcode and edit it with the same visual builder.
- Single-choice answers, each one with its own points value.
- Configurable result ranges based on the total score obtained, including negative scores (for example -10 to -5, -4 to 2, 3 to 20).
- Optional final score display: show or hide the numeric score above the result text, useful for tests (e.g. vocational or personality tests) where the raw number isn’t meaningful.
- Optional “take the test again” button shown after the result, so visitors can reset and retake the test.
- Two display modes: all questions at once, or one question at a time with a progress bar.
- General style settings (colors and text size) applied to every test on the site.
- Lightweight: no external calls, no third-party dependencies, no custom database tables.
Shortcode example
[mevabishortest title="Test title" description="Optional description" button="Next" display="all" score="yes" repeat="Take the test again" q1="Question 1|Answer A;10|Answer B;5|Answer C;0" q2="Question 2|Answer A;0|Answer B;10|Answer C;5" result="Beginner;0;10|Intermediate;11;20|Advanced;21;25|Expert;26;50"]
Result ranges use result="Text;minimum;maximum|Text2;minimum;maximum". Minimum and maximum can be negative, so values such as result="Insufficient;-10;-5|Very low;-4;2|Great student;3;20" are supported.
Note: the characters “|”, “;” and ‘”‘ are used as internal separators inside the shortcode and cannot be used within question, answer or result texts. The visual builder removes them automatically.
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Installation
- Upload the
mevabi-shortestfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install the plugin directly from the WordPress admin. - Activate the plugin from the “Plugins” menu.
- Go to “Mevabi Shortest Create Test” to build your first test and generate the shortcode.
- Go to “Mevabi Shortest Edit Test” whenever you need to modify an existing test: paste its shortcode and edit it visually.
- Go to “Mevabi Shortest General Settings” to customize colors and text size.
- Paste the generated shortcode into any post or page.
FAQ
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Does the plugin store the answers submitted by visitors?
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No. The result is calculated entirely in the visitor’s browser and no data is stored on the server.
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Can I use the same test more than once on the same page?
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Yes, you can insert the same shortcode (or several different ones) as many times as you want on the same post or page.
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Can I use the characters “|”, “;” or ‘”‘ in my questions?
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No, those characters are used internally to separate the different fields inside the shortcode. The builder removes them automatically to avoid conflicts.
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Can I hide the numeric score and only show the result text?
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Yes, uncheck “Show the final numeric score” in the builder (or set
score="no"in the shortcode) for tests where the score itself isn’t meaningful, such as vocational or personality tests.
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Contributors & Developers
“Mevabi Shortest” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.2
- Renamed the shortcode tag from the generic
[shortest]to the unique, prefixed[mevabishortest]
1.1.0
- Added an optional final score display (
score="yes|no"), shown above the result text. - Added an optional “take the test again” button (
repeat="...") shown after the result. - Added an “Edit Test” screen to load and modify an existing shortcode.
- Translated the whole plugin interface to English.
1.0.0
- Initial release.