Title: Texas Hold'em Cards Author: wouf Published: June 23, 2026 Last modified: June 23, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/texas-holdem-cards/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3583014) ![](https://ps.w.org/texas-holdem-cards/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3583014) # Texas Hold'em Cards By [wouf](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wouf/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/texas-holdem-cards.1.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/texas-holdem-cards/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/texas-holdem-cards/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/texas-holdem-cards/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/texas-holdem-cards/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/texas-holdem-cards/) ## Description **Texas Hold’em Cards** lets you insert playing cards anywhere in your posts, pages or comments using a shortcode. The main shortcode is `[wouf_card]`. A configurable alias (default `[card]`) is also available. Cards are rendered as inline SVG: crisp at any size, no external images, no JavaScript. **Basic usage:** ``` [wouf_card]As Kh[/wouf_card] ``` Displays an Ace of Spades and a King of Hearts. **Rank notation:** `A K Q J T 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2` **Suit notation:** `s` (♠ spades)` h` (♥ hearts) `d` (♦ diamonds) `c` (♣ clubs) **Special tokens:** * `??` — face-down card (card back) * `PP` — face-down deck (stack of cards) * `_` — half-card spacer (visually separates hole cards from the board) Spaces, commas, semicolons, hyphens and pipes may be used as visual separators between cards and are ignored during parsing. **Shortcode attributes:** * `width` — card width in pixels (default: plugin setting, initially 60 px; min 20, max 300). Height scales automatically at ratio ×1.4. * `align` — `inline` (default), `left`, `center` or `right`. Non-inline values wrap the hand in a block-level div. * `colors` — `2` (default: ♠♣ black, ♥♦ red) or `4` (♠ black, ♥ red, ♦ blue, ♣ green). The 4-color mode is widely used in online poker for readability. * `gap` — gap between cards in pixels. Defaults to ~8% of card width. **Plugin settings (Settings Texas Hold’em Cards):** * Shortcode alias (default: `card`) * Default card width * Default alignment * Default color scheme (2-color / 4-color) * Enable shortcodes in comments **Examples:** ``` [wouf_card]As Kh[/wouf_card] ``` Inline: A♠ K♥ ``` [wouf_card width="90" align="center"]As Kh _ Td Jc Qh[/wouf_card] ``` Centered, larger cards. Hole cards separated from the flop by a half-card spacer. ``` [wouf_card align="center"]?? Kh _ Td Jc Qh _ PP[/wouf_card] ``` Hidden card, K♥, flop, remaining deck. ``` [wouf_card colors="4"]As Kh Qd Jc[/wouf_card] ``` 4-color deck: ♠ black, ♥ red, ♦ blue, ♣ green. ``` [wouf_card gap="2"]As Kh[/wouf_card] ``` Tighter gap between cards. ## Screenshots [⌊Inline hand in a paragraph — [wouf_card]As Kh[/wouf_card]⌉⌊Inline hand in a paragraph—[ wouf_card]As Kh[/wouf_card]⌉[ Inline hand in a paragraph — `[wouf_card]As Kh[/wouf_card]` [⌊Full board with spacer and deck — [wouf_card align="center"]As Kh _ Td Jc Qh _ PP[/wouf_card]⌉⌊Full board with spacer and deck — [wouf_card align="center"]As Kh_ Td Jc Qh _ PP[/wouf_card]⌉[ Full board with spacer and deck — `[wouf_card align="center"]As Kh _ Td Jc Qh _ PP[/wouf_card]` [⌊Face-down hand and board — [wouf_card align="center"]?? Kh _ Td Jc Qh[/wouf_card]⌉⌊ Face-down hand and board — [wouf_card align="center"]?? Kh _ Td Jc Qh[/wouf_card ]⌉[ Face-down hand and board — `[wouf_card align="center"]?? Kh _ Td Jc Qh[/wouf_card]` [⌊4-color deck — [wouf_card colors="4"]As Kh Qd Jc[/wouf_card]⌉⌊4-color deck — [ wouf_card colors="4"]As Kh Qd Jc[/wouf_card]⌉[ 4-color deck — `[wouf_card colors="4"]As Kh Qd Jc[/wouf_card]` ## Installation 1. In your WordPress admin, go to **Plugins Add New**, search for **Texas Hold’em Cards** and click **Install Now**. Or upload the `texas-holdem-cards` folder to`/ wp-content/plugins/` manually. 2. Activate the plugin in **Plugins Installed Plugins**. 3. Optional: adjust settings in **Settings Texas Hold’em Cards**. 4. Use the `[wouf_card]` shortcode in any post, page, widget or comment. ## FAQ ### Does it work in the block editor (Gutenberg)? Yes. Use a **Shortcode** block and paste your `[wouf_card]` shortcode. ### Can I change the shortcode alias? Yes. Go to **Settings Texas Hold’em Cards**. The main `[wouf_card]` shortcode always remains available. ### What is the 4-color mode? In 4-color mode, each suit has a distinct color: ♠ black, ♥ red, ♦ blue, ♣ green. This is standard in online poker clients and greatly improves readability when suits matter (flushes, flush draws). ### Can readers post hands in comments? Yes — enable “Shortcodes in comments” in the plugin settings. ### What happens if I write an invalid card (e.g. `Xz`)? Invalid cards are silently ignored. The shortcode never produces broken output. ### Are there any external requests? No. Everything is inline SVG generated server-side. No fonts, no CDN, no JavaScript. ### Can I style the cards with CSS? The hand wrapper has classes `thc-hand` and `thc-colors-2` or `thc-colors-4`. Individual SVGs have inline styles; override them with `!important` if needed. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Texas Hold'em Cards” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ wouf ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wouf/) [Translate “Texas Hold'em Cards” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/texas-holdem-cards) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/texas-holdem-cards/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/texas-holdem-cards/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/texas-holdem-cards/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/texas-holdem-cards/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.1 * Removed the explicit `load_plugin_textdomain()` call — translations for WordPress. org-hosted plugins are loaded automatically since WordPress 4.6. * Renamed all internal functions, options and settings groups to use the unique` wouf_texas_holdem_cards_` prefix, avoiding any naming collision with other plugins. #### 1.1.0 * Added 4-color deck mode (♠ black · ♥ red · ♦ blue · ♣ green) — global setting and per-shortcode `colors` attribute. * Added `gap` attribute to control spacing between cards. * Added shortcode support inside comments (configurable, enabled by default). * Improved SVG card design: subtle inner border, refined corner layout, slightly larger center suit. * Added `wouf-texas-holdem-cards-colors-2` / `wouf-texas-holdem-cards-colors-4` CSS classes on the hand wrapper for easier styling. * Updated admin settings page with new options and examples. #### 1.0.3 * Renamed the admin link from Documentation to Settings. * Added plugin settings for shortcode alias, default card width and default alignment. * Kept `[wouf_card]` as the permanent main shortcode. * Set the default alignment to inline, with no block wrapper unless requested. #### 1.0.2 * Added a lightweight admin documentation page. #### 1.0.1 * Added `[wouf_card]` as the main shortcode. * Kept `[card]` as a backward-compatible alias. * Added support for spaces and common visual separators in shortcode content. * Updated plugin description and WordPress compatibility metadata. * Added translation template. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. * Inline SVG cards — no images required. * Shortcode `[card]` with `width` and `align` parameters. * Special tokens: `??` (card back), `PP` (face-down deck), `_` (spacer). ## Meta * Version **1.1.1** * Last updated **15 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [cards](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cards/)[poker](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/poker/) [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)[SVG](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/svg/) [texas holdem](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/texas-holdem/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/texas-holdem-cards/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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