Title: Missing shortcode builder in customizer
Last modified: March 10, 2026

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# Missing shortcode builder in customizer

 *  [mumu9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mumu9/)
 * (@mumu9)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-shortcode-builder-in-customizer/)
 * Hello,
 * I have inserted the shortcode [catposts name=”abc”] in a page, opened the preview
   and entered the customizer. I can’t find the customizer link on the left column.
 * I also tried to save the page but didn’t work either.
    -  This topic was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by [mumu9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mumu9/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Daniel Floeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kometschuh/)
 * (@kometschuh)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-shortcode-builder-in-customizer/#post-18847272)
 * Please try it with install the Classic Widget you can finde here: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-widgets/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-widgets/)
 *  Thread Starter [mumu9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mumu9/)
 * (@mumu9)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-shortcode-builder-in-customizer/#post-18848134)
 * Hello,
 * The classic widget plugin was already installed. I tried to run the customizer
   with the Classic Widget plugin both active and disabled but there is no sign 
   of Category Post menu.
    -  This reply was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by [mumu9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mumu9/).
 *  Plugin Author [Daniel Floeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kometschuh/)
 * (@kometschuh)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-shortcode-builder-in-customizer/#post-18848706)
 * We have here some kinds you can use the widget with Full Site Editing (FSE): 
   [https://tiptoppress.com/faqs/](https://tiptoppress.com/faqs/)
 * If it doesn’t help you can write use here: [https://tiptoppress.com/support/](https://tiptoppress.com/support/)

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 * Last reply from: [Daniel Floeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kometschuh/)
 * Last activity: [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-shortcode-builder-in-customizer/#post-18848706)
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