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Shortcodes

Nick Batik · November 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Shortcodes are one of the most powerful features in WordPress

In a previous Hands-On WordPress tutorials we have addressed attaching functions to hooks and filters so they are executed when a WordPress performs a particular action, or fetches specific content.

Shortcodes let authors and editors invoke functions by inserting a tag into the content of a page, post, or widget. There is virtually no limit to what can be done with shortcodes and their associated functions.

Below are just a few of the many, many possible things that can be done.

Some of the shortcode examples are more complicated that others. Choose some that look interesting to you, and follow the instructions to add them to your site:

Add a Big Orange Button With a Link

Add a Flickr Badge

Add a PayPal Donation Link

Add Google Maps

Add Private Notes to Posts

Display Content to Registered Users Only

Disable WordPress Formatting

Display Related Posts

Embed a Google Chart

 Embed an RSS Feed

Google Docs Viewer

 How to execute shortcodes inside custom fields

Obfuscate an Email Address

Show Blog Statistics

 

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