Clean WordPress Shortcode Functions with Output Buffering
They say there’s more than one way to skin a cat, the same is true with programming. When it comes to writing code there’s always a number of ways to achieve a certain outcome…
How to Execute Shortcodes Inside Custom Fields
By default, WordPress do not allows shortcodes to be executed inside custom fields. If for some reason you need to be able to execute a shortcode inside a specific custom field, here is an easy way to do it…
10 Awesome Shortcodes For Your WordPress Blog
Last week I featured three tips for effectively utilizing shortcodes. Now what’s the point in having all of that knowledge if you can’t use it? It’s time to get down and dirty with some shortcodes that you can use on…
3 Essential Tips on Dealing with WordPress Shortcodes
Tomorrow, I am going to feature 10 awesome shortcodes that you can use on your WordPress site. But before then, I wanted to give you a simple introduction to shortcodes, in addition to a few key tips…
How to Display Excerpts of Child Pages with a Shortcode
Sometimes we have a page just for the sake of making it a parent of other pages. I’ve even seen these pages left blank! You should at least have a small paragraph…
Styles with Shortcodes – A Premium WordPress Plugin
Have you ever been in the situation where you have a great looking WordPress theme, but you are missing some custom styling for different elements? Maybe you don’t know PHP , CSS and Javascript and are not able to…
How to Add Call to Action Buttons to WordPress Posts with a Shortcode
Do you need some quick, nice-looking download, demo or call-to-action buttons on your WordPress site? Easy Shortcode Buttons makes a collection of beautiful buttons conveniently available to you inside the WordPress…
How to Insert Shortcodes into a WordPress Theme
Shortcodes, which many plugins take advantage of, are an easy and quick way to insert special kinds of content into your posts or pages. A shortcode typically looks something like this one from a plugin that is supposed…
Don’t use Themes’ Specific Shortcodes – Use Shortcodes Ultimate Plugin Instead
Shortcodes is a handy concept in WordPress. It lets you do unique things to specific pages or posts. It could be as simple as highlighting some text or adding a button. Shortcodes are widely used in themes. In premium themes, one of the major selling points is the usage of shortcodes to style various elements within a [...]
15 Usefull Free and Commercial WordPress Shortcode Plugins
Shortcodes can be extremely handy to add extra functions or design features to your site, lots of themes these days have them built-in which probably isnt the best way to handle them as if you change themes you will lose functionality…
Shortcode Reference – A Useful Plugin Which Displays All Available WordPress Shortcodes
Shortcode Reference is perhaps one of the most handy WordPress plugins I’ve found in a long time. The Problem: If you have a lot of plugins that utilize shortcodes for their output, it can be difficult to remember which…
How to Get a Custom Field Value via Shortcode
Sometimes we want to make it easy for site administrators to include the value of a custom field (maybe created as part of a custom meta box) into a post. An ideal solution to this challenge is to use shortcodes…
Using Shortcodes to Speed Up Posting with Popular Services
Today, we’re going to look at how to use shortcodes in conjunction with a variety of popular services – including sites like YouTube and Flickr by first recapping how to create a shortcode, and then how to convert that third-party code into something that can be repeated and manipulated.
How To Load Scripts In WordPress Only If A Post Has A Shortcode
As usual it is best practice to load your styles and scripts for your WordPress Themes only when needed, to keep the site loading quickly and to avoid any JS errors. In order to do this, there are tons…
20 Creative Shortcodes To Use In Your Projects
WordPress introduced shortcodes waaay back in version 2.5 as a great way of adding theme-specific styling through a simple-to-use tag in your post editor, or in your theme’s coding. We can command some…
Getting Started with WordPress Shortcodes With Examples
Shortcodes were introduced in WordPress 2.5, and help you to create macro codes to use within your content. If you think about it, this is a great way to create …
How to Add Buttons and CSS Classes to the Default Editor at WordPress
When creating websites for clients, especially those who are not so familiar with website editing or the internet in general, it is always useful to customise the WordPress Admin in order to make it simpler and more intuitive…
Dealing with shortcode madness
At some point in the past year, a disturbing movement has been growing in the WordPress theme development community. If you’ve ever looked at a few themes from Theme Forest, you might have noticed this horrible trend. This isn’t just a Theme Forest issue though; it’s a problem that’s growing in the theme development community and must be eradicated…
More Shortcodes!
Since releasing our shortcodes (which are included in the WooFramework), we’ve really been enjoying your feedback in terms of how you were using the shortcodes, and what kind of shortcodes you would like to see us develop, & include going forward. This feedback lead us to including a spiffy new shortcode generator a little while…