Cancer Awareness Ribbon Shortcode is a lightweight WordPress plugin that adds a shortcode for displaying a professionally designed awareness ribbon anywhere on your website.

The ribbon automatically adapts to the current awareness month and supports a wide range of awareness types including Cancer, Medical, Social, and Global causes.

The ribbon:
– Automatically changes color based on the current awareness month
– Supports single-color and multi-color (gradient) ribbons
– Uses a clean, scalable SVG with no background
– Works seamlessly with Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder, Gutenberg, headers, footers, and widgets
– Includes a built-in admin shortcode builder with live preview
– Includes a friendly admin review prompt card
– Scales crisply at any size
– Improves visibility on light/dark backgrounds automatically
– Does not rely on external libraries or image files
– Includes accessibility-friendly ARIA labels

This plugin is ideal for:
– Awareness campaigns
– Non-profits and charities
– Medical practices
– Schools and community organizations
– Corporate social responsibility initiatives
– Site-wide awareness displays

Version 1.5.0 introduces:
– Admin settings page with live shortcode preview
– Default ribbon settings (size, type, month, category, label, list mode)
– Internal data structure refactor from cancer-only to awareness types
– Developer filter hook for registering custom awareness ribbons
– Improved builder integrations (Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, Beaver Builder)
– Foundation for future Pro features

Features

Automatic ribbon selection based on the current month
Supports Cancer, Medical, Social, and Global awareness types
Multi-color gradient support for applicable ribbons
Fully responsive SVG (no images required)
Admin shortcode builder with live preview
Friendly admin review card with direct link to WordPress.org reviews
Save default ribbon display settings
Compatible with major page builders
Lightweight and fast (no external libraries)
Accessible SVG with ARIA labels
Automatic contrast assist for low-visibility color/background combinations
Customizable size, label, type, month, category filtering, and month listing via shortcode attributes
Developer hook to extend awareness ribbon library

Usage

Insert the ribbon anywhere using the shortcode:

[cancer_ribbon]

Optional Shortcode Attributes

[cancer_ribbon size=”64″]
[cancer_ribbon label=”1″]
[cancer_ribbon type=”breast_cancer”]
[cancer_ribbon month=”10″]

[cancer_ribbon category=”Medical”]
[cancer_ribbon list=”1″ month=”11″ label=”1″]
[cancer_ribbon list=”1″ month=”10″ category=”Social” label=”1″]

Available attributes:

size – Size in pixels (default: 64)
label – Show label text (1 or 0)
type – Force a specific ribbon type key
month – Force a specific month (1–12)
category – Filter by category: Cancer, Medical, Social, Global (optional)
list – If set to 1/true, lists all ribbons for the selected month (optional)

Admin Shortcode Builder

Version 1.5.0 adds a top-level Awareness Ribbon admin page where you can:

Select ribbon type
Choose month or auto-detect
Adjust ribbon size
Enable label display
Filter by category
Enable list mode
Add custom CSS class
View live preview instantly
Access a direct “Leave a Review” button
Copy generated shortcode
Save global defaults

Developer Extensibility

Developers can extend the ribbon library using a filter hook:

add_filter( 'car_awareness_types', 'my_custom_awareness_ribbon' );
function my_custom_awareness_ribbon( $types ) {
    $types['my_custom_cause'] = array(
        'label'    => 'My Custom Cause',
        'month'    => 6,
        'colors'   => array( '#123456', '#abcdef' ),
        'category' => 'Global',
    );
    return $types;
}

This allows plugins and themes to register custom awareness ribbons without modifying core plugin files.

Supported Awareness Types

The plugin includes ribbon colors for many cancer awareness months and additional awareness types.

Examples include:

Breast Cancer (October) – Pink
Prostate Cancer (September) – Light Blue
Childhood Cancer (September) – Gold
Lung Cancer (November) – White
Colorectal Cancer (March) – Dark Blue
Pancreatic Cancer (November) – Purple
Cervical Cancer (January) – Teal & White
Thyroid Cancer (September) – Purple, Teal & Pink

Additional awareness ribbons include (among others):

HIV / AIDS Awareness
Autism Awareness
Mental Health Awareness
Diabetes Awareness
Heart Disease Awareness
Domestic Violence Awareness
Alzheimer’s Awareness
Pride Awareness (multi-color)
Anti-Bullying Awareness
Organ Donation Awareness
Veterans Awareness
Child Protection Awareness

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.

You are free to modify and redistribute this plugin under the same license.