Scanner mistakes JSON and scripts for shortcodes
The scanner counts any bracketed text, such as JSON, JavaScript arrays or formatting markup, as a shortcode.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 24 March 2020 · last reported 10 February 2025
What's going wrong
Site owners report that the scan treats ordinary bracketed text as shortcodes.
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