Title: SufiLabs Global Variables Manager Author: iamsufyanikram Published: October 10, 2026 Last modified: October 10, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/assets/banner-772x250.png? rev=3737887) ![](https://ps.w.org/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev =3737887) # SufiLabs Global Variables Manager By [iamsufyanikram](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iamsufyanikram/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sufilabs-global-variables-manager.1.3.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/) ## Description Have you ever changed your phone number and then had to hunt through twenty pages to update it? Global Variables Manager fixes that. You type each piece of information** once**, on one screen. Everywhere that information appears on your site updates by itself. **How it works** 1. Go to **Global Variables** in the WordPress admin menu. 2. Add a variable, for example the key `phone_number` with your phone number as the value. 3. Put `[gvmgr key="phone_number"]` anywhere you can write content. That is all. Change the value later and every page follows. **Links are built for you** Phone, WhatsApp, email and address variables also create ready-made links automatically, so you never type `tel:`, `wa.me` or `mailto:` by hand: * A **Phone** variable gives you an international-format number and a `tel:` link. * A **WhatsApp Number** variable gives you a `wa.me` link (with an optional pre- filled message) and a readable number. * An **Email** variable gives you a `mailto:` link. * An **Address** variable gives you a one-line version, a Google Maps link and a directions link. These are never stored. They are worked out from the value you saved, so there is only ever one place to change. #### Features * Simple admin screen: add, edit and delete variables in one table. * Seven types: Text, Textarea, Email, URL, Phone, WhatsApp Number and Address. * Shortcode: `[gvmgr key="your_key"]`. * PHP function for theme developers: `gvmgr_get_variable( 'your_key' )`. * Elementor dynamic tag (Site Global Variable) for text fields and link fields. Elementor is optional. * Automatic phone, WhatsApp, email and map links. * All output is escaped, so a variable cannot inject code into your pages. * No tracking, no ads, no external requests, no JavaScript on your site. * Optional setting to delete all data when the plugin is deleted. Off by default. * Translation-ready. #### Good to know * Only users who can manage options (Administrators) can create or change variables. * Anyone who can write a post or page can print any variable with the shortcode, and visitors can see every variable wherever you use it. Do not store passwords or API keys in this plugin. * Phone numbers typed without a country code are assumed to belong to the United Kingdom (+44). If you are elsewhere, add a variable with the key `country_code`( for example `1` for the USA) and set it once. ### External services This plugin does not send any data anywhere and makes no requests to outside services. The automatically generated links point to third-party sites, but only when a visitor clicks them: WhatsApp (`https://wa.me/`) for WhatsApp links, and Google Maps (`https:// www.google.com/maps/`) for map and directions links. Nothing is sent to those services by your website or by this plugin. Once a visitor follows a link, that service’s own terms and privacy policy apply: [WhatsApp](https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/) and [Google](https://policies.google.com/privacy). ## Screenshots [⌊The Global Variables screen: your variables in one table, each with its ready- to-copy shortcode.⌉⌊The Global Variables screen: your variables in one table, each with its ready-to-copy shortcode.⌉[ The Global Variables screen: your variables in one table, each with its ready-to- copy shortcode. [⌊The Add a variable form and the optional uninstall setting.⌉⌊The Add a variable form and the optional uninstall setting.⌉[ The Add a variable form and the optional uninstall setting. [⌊The Built automatically table showing generated phone, WhatsApp, email and map links, and the How to use section.⌉⌊The Built automatically table showing generated phone, WhatsApp, email and map links, and the How to use section.⌉[ The Built automatically table showing generated phone, WhatsApp, email and map links, and the How to use section. ## Installation 1. In WordPress, go to **Plugins Add New** and search for “SufiLabs Global Variables Manager”. 2. Click **Install Now**, then **Activate**. 3. Open **Global Variables** in the admin menu. 4. Fill in the starter variables (site name, address, phone, WhatsApp, email) or add your own, then click **Save Changes**. Manual install: upload the `sufilabs-global-variables-manager` folder to `/wp-content/ plugins/` and activate it on the **Plugins** screen. ## FAQ ### How do I show a variable on a page? Add the shortcode where you want it, for example `[gvmgr key="phone_number"]`. The key is shown in the **Shortcode** column of the Global Variables screen. ### How do I use a variable in my theme? In a theme file, use ``. The value is already escaped, so it is safe to echo directly. ### How do I make a clickable phone number? Set the variable’s type to **Phone**. Then, in an Elementor Link field, click the dynamic tags icon, choose **Site Global Variable** and pick the “(auto)” entry for the phone link. In a theme file, use ``. Shortcodes are not reliably processed inside link fields of the block editor, so the shortcode is best for visible text. ### What keys are generated automatically? For a variable with the key `phone_number`, the plugin creates `phone_number_e164` and `phone_number_link`. WhatsApp creates `_link` and `_display`. Email creates ` _link`. Address creates `_one_line`, `_maps_link` and `_directions_link`. The ** Built automatically** table on the settings screen lists every one with its current value. ### Can I pre-fill a WhatsApp message? Yes. Create a variable with the key `whatsapp_message` (a Textarea works well). It is added to the WhatsApp link. To use a different message for one number, create a variable named after that number’s key with `_message` on the end, for example` sales_whatsapp_message` for `sales_whatsapp`. ### My phone number link has the wrong country code. Numbers without a country code are assumed to be UK (+44). Add a variable with the key `country_code` and a value such as `1` or `61`. You can also type the number with a plus sign, such as +1 555 010 9999, and it is used as it is. ### Does it work with Elementor? Yes. On a text field or a Link field, click the dynamic tags icon and choose **Site Global Variable**, then pick the variable. Elementor is not required. Without it the plugin still works with shortcodes and PHP. ### Does it work with the block editor and block themes? The shortcode works in the Shortcode block, in Paragraph blocks and in most text areas that process shortcodes. There is no dedicated block. ### Why does my shortcode show nothing? The key does not exist (check spelling and that it is lowercase), or the value is empty. A missing key prints nothing rather than an error. ### What happens if I delete a variable that is used on my pages? The shortcode simply prints nothing. Nothing breaks, but the text will be missing until you add the variable back. ### Can I put HTML in a variable? No. Values are stored as plain text and shown as plain text, so HTML tags do not work. Textarea and Address values keep their line breaks. ### Is it safe to store secrets such as API keys? No. Visitors can see any variable that is shown on a page, and anyone who can write posts can print any variable using the shortcode. Use it for public information only. ### What happens to my data if I uninstall it? By default nothing is deleted. To remove everything when you delete the plugin, tick **Delete all variables and settings when the plugin is deleted** on the settings screen and save before deleting. ### Does it work on multisite? Yes. Each site has its own variables, managed by that site’s administrators. ### Does it slow my site down? No. Variables live in one WordPress option that is loaded with the rest of your settings, and the plugin makes no extra database queries or web requests. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “SufiLabs Global Variables Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ iamsufyanikram ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iamsufyanikram/) [Translate “SufiLabs Global Variables Manager” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sufilabs-global-variables-manager) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.1 * Changed: every name the plugin declares now starts with the unique prefix gvmgr. The shortcode is now [gvmgr key=”…”] and the saved options are gvmgr_global_variables and gvmgr_delete_data. The Elementor tag id is gvmgr-variable. * Changed: the old gvm_ function names and the upgrade routine for private pre- 1.2.0 installs were removed. * Fixed: a number pasted as “+44 (0)7700 900123” produced a broken phone or WhatsApp link; the bracketed 0 is now ignored. #### 1.3.0 * First release. * New: option to delete all plugin data on uninstall (off by default). * New: notice on the settings screen that variables are not for secrets. * Improved: every visible text is translatable; a .pot file is included. * Improved: saving can no longer clear your variables if a malformed request is received. * Improved: damaged or incomplete stored data no longer causes PHP warnings. * Improved: requires WordPress 6.0 and PHP 7.4. * Fixed: the list of “saved and generated” keys showed literal code tags. ## Meta * Version **1.3.1** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [dynamic content](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dynamic-content/)[elementor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elementor/) [global variables](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/global-variables/)[phone number](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/phone-number/) [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sufilabs-global-variables-manager/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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