diff --git a/includes/wpmc-functions.php b/includes/wpmc-functions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b79fbff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/wpmc-functions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use WPMultiCity\Helpers;
+
+if (!function_exists('wpmc_current_town')) {
+    function wpmc_current_town(): ?string
+    {
+        return Helpers::current_town();
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('wpmc_get_term_by_slug')) {
+    function wpmc_get_term_by_slug(string $slug, string $taxonomy = 'town'): ?\WP_Term
+    {
+        return Helpers::get_term_by_slug($slug, $taxonomy);
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('wpmc_alt_get_field')) {
+    function wpmc_alt_get_field(string $selector, $post_id = false, bool $format_value = true)
+    {
+        return Helpers::alt_get_field($selector, $post_id, $format_value);
+    }
+}
+
+if (!function_exists('wpmc_remove_domain_link')) {
+    function wpmc_remove_domain_link(string $url): string
+    {
+        return Helpers::remove_domain_link($url);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/HelpersTest.php b/tests/HelpersTest.php
index e9cb01e..78f3f07 100644
--- a/tests/HelpersTest.php
+++ b/tests/HelpersTest.php
@@ -197,4 +197,17 @@ final class HelpersTest extends TestCase
         self::assertSame('mailto:x@y.com', Helpers::remove_domain_link('mailto:x@y.com'));
         self::assertSame('not a url', Helpers::remove_domain_link('not a url'));
     }
+
+    public function test_wpmc_procedural_functions_proxy_to_helpers(): void
+    {
+        require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/includes/wpmc-functions.php';
+
+        self::assertTrue(function_exists('wpmc_current_town'));
+        self::assertTrue(function_exists('wpmc_get_term_by_slug'));
+        self::assertTrue(function_exists('wpmc_alt_get_field'));
+        self::assertTrue(function_exists('wpmc_remove_domain_link'));
+
+        // remove_domain_link is pure (no WP function dependencies) — exercise the proxy.
+        self::assertSame('/foo/', wpmc_remove_domain_link('https://site.com/foo/'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PluginBootTest.php b/tests/PluginBootTest.php
index 1af03c5..e0c2cf1 100644
--- a/tests/PluginBootTest.php
+++ b/tests/PluginBootTest.php
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@ final class PluginBootTest extends TestCase
             eval('class ACF {}');
         }
 
-        Plugin::instance()->boot();
+        // Reset booted flag so this test is order-independent.
+        $plugin = Plugin::instance();
+        $reflection = new \ReflectionClass($plugin);
+        $prop = $reflection->getProperty('booted');
+        $prop->setValue($plugin, false);
+
+        $plugin->boot();
 
         self::assertNotFalse(
             has_action('init', ['WPMultiCity\\Taxonomy', 'do_register']),
@@ -28,6 +34,10 @@ final class PluginBootTest extends TestCase
             has_action('acf/init', ['WPMultiCity\\FieldGroup', 'do_register']),
             'boot() must register FieldGroup on acf/init'
         );
+        self::assertNotFalse(
+            has_action('init', ['WPMultiCity\\ShortcodeDmr', 'do_register']),
+            'boot() must register ShortcodeDmr on init'
+        );
     }
 
     public function test_boot_is_idempotent_when_called_multiple_times(): void
@@ -55,6 +65,9 @@ final class PluginBootTest extends TestCase
         \Brain\Monkey\Actions\expectAdded('acf/init')
             ->with([\WPMultiCity\FieldGroup::class, 'do_register'])
             ->once();
+        \Brain\Monkey\Actions\expectAdded('init')
+            ->with([\WPMultiCity\ShortcodeDmr::class, 'do_register'])
+            ->once();
 
         $plugin->boot();
         $plugin->boot();
diff --git a/wp-multi-city.php b/wp-multi-city.php
index 0ad761b..33c4db1 100644
--- a/wp-multi-city.php
+++ b/wp-multi-city.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ defined('WPMC_VERSION')     || define('WPMC_VERSION', '0.1.0');
 
 require_once WPMC_PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/class-plugin.php';
 \WPMultiCity\Plugin::register_autoloader();
+require_once WPMC_PLUGIN_DIR . 'includes/wpmc-functions.php';
 
 register_activation_hook(__FILE__, ['\\WPMultiCity\\Activator', 'activate']);
 register_deactivation_hook(__FILE__, ['\\WPMultiCity\\Activator', 'deactivate']);