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i'm creating some custom shortcodes for my wordpress theme. Shortcodes are by nature optional on pages/posts, but may contain css, js or other files.

My question is, how can i enqueue css styles ONLY IF a particular shortcode has been used ? I would not want to load everything for no reason.

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The general process for this is:

  1. Create a function, hooked into wp_enqueue_scripts
  2. Inside your function, cycle through the Loop, looking for your shortcode string
  3. If found, call wp_enqueue_style( 'my_custom_style' )
  4. Rewind the Loop, by calling <?php rewind_posts(); ?>
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  • oh, so you are parsing the actual page content for that ?
    – SpyrosP
    Jul 11, 2011 at 20:14
  • Well, you're cycling through the Loop, but not actually outputting any of the Loop content. You're just looking for a preg_match() or similar for your shortcode string.
    – Chip Bennett
    Jul 11, 2011 at 21:34
  • ok i see thx :)
    – SpyrosP
    Jul 11, 2011 at 23:53

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