Ok. Most plugins that have free/vs paid have the shortcode available in the free version. Why would you block a shortcode for a widget (don’t even need a complex widget, can now just add shortcode via custom html in a widget). Most people use widgets & sidebars. Its really not worth paying $49 just for this one feature to be added. Oh well. It was a nice plugin and worked great, but I will have to look at something else now.
Thank you.