Using shortcodes is an intrinsic part of the WordPress experience. A lot of plugins don’t add custom blocks to the Block Editor. Instead, they enable you to use shortcodes to place elements on your posts and pages (and customize them). To do so, you’ll need to use the Shortcode block.
In a nutshell, this block enables you to add shortcodes to WordPress in any block-enabled location you want. In this article, we’ll show you how to use and configure it.