BB-Code-like mechanism by which strings enclosed in square brackets can serve as shorthand for longer and more complicated strings. These strings are processed by callback handlers, usually on page load, which replace the bracket enclosed string with the output from the callback handler.
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Where to put my code: plugin or functions.php?
Is there an easy to understand scheme to decide what kind of code belongs to a plugin or the theme’s functions.php?
There are many cases and many debates about that topic, mostly because there are ...
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575 views
Shortcode always displaying at the top of the page
I'm using a shortcode to pull in different loops via the loops-name.php. For some reason it is always at the top of the page. I googled it and using echo instead of return causes that problem but with ...
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vote
1answer
143 views
short code output too early
I'm trying to create a shortcode base on the following code:
<ul class="filter">
<li>Filter:</li>
<li class="link-store"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink( 23 ); ...
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How to manually fix the WordPress gallery code using PHP in functions.php?
It's been talked many times that Wordpress outputs some really bad code for the built-in gallery function.
This is the core code responsible for the gallery output (in /wp-includes/media.php):
...
4
votes
1answer
177 views
How to return loop contents
At times, I need to return the output of a loop (usually with WP_Query like in this example) for use in a shortcode or with a filter on the_content.
The following code that uses object buffering ...
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4k views
Conditionally Loading JavaScript/CSS for Shortcodes
I released a plugin that creates a shortcode and requires a JavaScript file and a CSS file to load on any page that contains that shortcode. I could just make the script/style load on all pages, but ...
3
votes
1answer
106 views
Show shortcode without executing it
I am trying to display code in my WordPress page and it isn't working. Everything I read says that you should be able to just use pre tag with code tag and it would be good but when I try to display a ...
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1k views
How can I make all gallery images to open in a new window?
How can I make all gallery images to open the high resolution image in a new window?
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How to customise the output of the WP image gallery shortcode from a plugin?
We're building a plugin that displays posts, and we also want to display the image gallery when it is used in a post. However, we need to limit the number of photos displayed? Is that possible?
3
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1answer
428 views
Using preg_replace to separate gallery from the_content?
In a Wordpress theme, I need to separate a gallery from the rest of the_content. I think one could do that with get_the_content and preg_replace but it's a little beyond my skill level how to actually ...
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2answers
324 views
Use AJAX in shortcode
I have the following code to the shortcode to display a random quote.
Question: how to make a button display a new random quote? I mean, that would hit the button and show you a new quote (without ...
3
votes
2answers
545 views
do_shortcode() within Admin Page
I'm using a few plugins that have shortcodes ... however, instead of creating a public page for the content, I've created some new pages within the admin using add_menu_page and I need to know how to ...
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3answers
102 views
Using shortcodes in PHP
I'm trying to use shortcode in my page, I'm starting with a simple test.
In functions.php:
function HelloWorldShortcode() {
return '<p>Hello World!</p>';
}
...
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How do I create shortcodes for my wordpress themes?
I have seen many professional wordpress themes for sale that have shortcodes built in with which you could easily make posts like this:
[alert_box]This is an alert box which based on this short-code ...
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5answers
1k views
How to include code only on specific pages?
I'm learning about plugins and shortcodes. I noticed that when I activate my plugin its code gets loaded on all of my pages-- even pages that don't have my shortcode. (I don't mean content vs. admin ...
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votes
1answer
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current_shortcode() - detect currently used shortcode
In a plugin class I want to provide simple fields for public data: email, phone number, Twitter etc. The list can be extended.
See the plugin Public Contact Data on GitHub for details.
To keep the ...
0
votes
2answers
215 views
PHP error with shortcode handler from a class
Currently i am using the following generic flow for adding the shortcode for a plugin.
class MyPlugin {
private $myvar;
function baztag_func() {
print $this->myvar;
...
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3answers
1k views
Automatically added brs and paragraphs?
Here's my very simple shortcode:
function box_shortcode( $atts, $content = null ) {
extract( shortcode_atts( array(
'width' => 'auto',
'height' => 'auto',
...
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vote
2answers
258 views
How to make shortcode to hide selection of text from post or page?
is there any shortcode or a plugin that will add new quicktag, like this example:
[hidemytext]some hidden text[/hidemytext]
and any text inside those tag is hidden from the post or from the page.
...
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vote
2answers
384 views
The result of a shortcode appear BEFORE page content
I have a page, with a shortcode that get all the post from a categorie and put after the content of the page. For no apparent reason, the result of a WP_Query() in the shortcode APPEAR ALWAYS at the ...
3
votes
2answers
553 views
add_filter and changing output captions of image gallery
I'd like to change only one output of native WP Gallery (in media.php)
On Smashing Magazine (link) author advises to change whole gallery_shortcode function.
But I wondered if is possible to change ...
3
votes
1answer
199 views
How do i link gallery thumbnails to different url's using the wp native gallery?
Is it possible to link each gallery thumbnail if i use the built in WordPress native gallery?
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How to check if a shortcode exists?
I'm using do_shortcode function to add shortcode in my template. But i would like to check if that shortcode exists before display them.
I mean like this
If (shortcode_gallery_exists) {
echo ...
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votes
3answers
2k views
Add new “Insert Into Post” button with another function
Problem: Add a hook that automatically adds a short tag to video attachments
when inserted from the Media Library (video) tab:
Update:
This works under the 'Media Library' tab — and doesn't break ...
4
votes
1answer
2k views
Check if post/page has gallery?
I'd like to run some code only if a gallery (inserted with the [gallery] shortcode) has been inserted into a post/page. I did the following:
gallery_shortcode($post->ID) ?
$gallery = 1 : ...
2
votes
2answers
412 views
Organizing shortcodes. How to display all of them and their attributes?
1. My shortcodes
I've developed multiple shortcodes for my own theme, I'm loading them in functions.php like this require_once (MY_URL . '/bartag_shortcode.php').
Here's an exemplary bartag ...
0
votes
1answer
695 views
How to display a shortcode caption somewhere other than the_content
I want to disable shortcode captions for posts in one of my themes, and display the content elsewhere, such as in a sidebar.
The images aren't uploaded to wordpress, but they're linked-to using the ...
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vote
3answers
483 views
stray <p> elements
I coded a wordpress shortcode for columns that basically inserts html via a shortcode. Problem is that wpautop adds stray p elements that renders the code invalid.
To test put this into your ...
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votes
2answers
1k views
Why might a plugin's 'do_shortcode' not work in an AJAX request?
tl;dr: Contact Form 7's shortcode doesn't work in an AJAX request when called with do_shortcode
functions.php
add_action('wp_ajax_ps_get_survey_form', 'ps_get_survey_form');
...
2
votes
1answer
36 views
Execute shortcode only in another shortcode
I wonder if it's possible to do a shortcode only in another shortcode. For example I got following code pieces:
[heading]some pricing page[/heading]
[pricing_box]
[heading]Some title[/heading]
...
2
votes
3answers
646 views
WordPress gallery 'post_gallery' filter doesn't work with feeds?
We can use the post_gallery filter to modify/replace the default WordPress gallery template (AKA output code) to suit our needs. But this doesn't seem to affect the markup in RSS feeds.
No matter ...
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vote
2answers
595 views
Why Won't my jQuery Play Nice with Wordpress?
Code in question here: http://pastebin.com/PN29WKNq
It worked on the HTML page I tested it on. Its supposed to add "display: none" to the content divs and then add "display: block" when the ...
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vote
2answers
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How to call shortcode function directly and pass $atts
I am using the Media Library Categories plugin. It does not have much documentation, so I have concluded the way to implement it would be using the shortcode [mediacategories categories="6"].
I want ...
0
votes
1answer
539 views
conditional shortcode not working
I'm using a plugin, NextGEN gallery, to display photos. Each gallery from this plugin corresponds to a different sub-page, so I'm using conditional shortcodes to assign the right gallery to it's ...
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votes
2answers
3k views
How to add multiple buttons to TinyMCE?
I've followed a tutorial on Nettuts on how to add a custom button to TinyMCE (http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/wordpress/wordpress-shortcodes-the-right-way/)
It works great and all, but i want to ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
Add custom shortcode button to Editor
Before the new version of Wordpress 3.0 came out I was using this jQuery code below to add custom buttons for my own shortcodes to the editor toolbar in the admin panel, it worked great. However with ...
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How would I create a plugin for my shortcodes?
All tutorials I have found say to add your shortcodes to functions.php in your theme. I would like to break that away from my theme and put that in a plugin so I can share these shortcodes between my ...
3
votes
1answer
101 views
Optimize shortcode callbacks
I created a plugin to add some shortcodes in my WordPress site. But I'm a PHP newbie, so I believe it may have some errors or ways to optimize it.
It's working fine, and apparently there are no ...
3
votes
1answer
238 views
Shortcode to insert <!--nextpage-->
Since wordpress does not have a menu icon (aka "user friendly) way to add the command to a post or page, I'm trying to create a shortcode to do it.
However, as logic would have it, its not that ...
2
votes
1answer
109 views
How to create tabled index of posts in a certain category
I have a tech blog, what I want to do is to create an index page for articles in a certain category. For example, I want all the articles under the category "WordPress BasiX" to be arranged in an ...
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votes
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528 views
Remove wptexturize from a shortcode?
Is there a way to remove wptexturize only for a certain shortcode?
3
votes
1answer
855 views
Shortcodes, HTML tables, and multiple rows
Im trying to build a shortcode which calls an HTML table with a fixed number of columns and a variable number of rows depending on the context.
Its hard to manage — or even build, multiple ...
3
votes
1answer
1k views
Styling Shortcodes in Visual Editor
Does anyone know how to style the visual editor so that when specific shortcodes are used they are replaced with an image within the visual editor?
I have found that many users screw up the shortcode ...
2
votes
1answer
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WP_enqueue_script inside shortcode?
I've got shortcode that needs to include JS library only once and only there where it's used.
function shortcode_function($atts, $content = null) {
$class = shortcode_atts( array('something' ...
0
votes
3answers
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Ajax, filters and shortcodes
could you figure out why I'm unable to get shortcode filters applied in ajax inclusion of posts?
Let me explain better: I've managed to include a post from within another post, through ...
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votes
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how to show the syntaxis of a shortcode
i want to show the syntaxis in some posts about how to run a shortcode, I mean, something like this [myshortcode] but without running it, is that possible?
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1answer
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How to display the names of users from a specific group with a shortcode?
I have in the database a table with the user_id and corresponding group_id values, so each row contain the ID of the user that is a member of a group and the related group ID. The question is: How to ...
2
votes
1answer
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wpautop() when shortcode attributes are on new lines break args array
I have a custom shortcode tag with a few attributes, and I would like to be able to display its attributes on new lines - to make it more readable to content editors:
[component
attr1 ="value1"
...
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votes
1answer
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How navigation works in custom loop within shortcode?
I am using a shortcode to display a custom query. The shortcode is use in page. Everything is fine, only the navigation that I can't get it working correctly.
Here is the function that I use to ...
2
votes
1answer
103 views
Prevent add_shortcode from escaping a tag
In my plugin, I'm rendering a shortcode with some inline JavaScript. Wordpress seems to hate the closing CDATA tag (]]>), as it escapes it. I'm using CDATA blocks so as to render well-formed XHTML, ...
