Shortcodes
What is a shortcode?
A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line. Shortcode = shortcut.
Available shortcodes
Video
- [blip.tv] embeds a Blip.tv video. » Full instructions
- [cnnmoney-video] embeds a CNNMoney video. » Full instructions
- [dailymotion] embeds a DailyMotion video. » Full instructions
- [flickr] embeds a Flickr video. » Full instructions
- [ted] embeds a TED Talks video. » Full instructions
- [vimeo] embeds a Vimeo video. » Full instructions
- [wpvideo] embeds a VideoPress video. » Full instructions
- [youtube] embeds a YouTube video. » Full instructions
- [hulu] embeds a Hulu video. » Full instructions
Audio
- [audio] displays uploaded audio file as an audio player.» Full instructions
- [playlist] displays a playlist for uploaded uploaded audio files.» Full instructions
- [soundcloud] embeds audio from SoundCloud. » Full instructions
- [rdio] embeds music from Rdio. » Full instructions
- [spotify] embeds music from Spotify. » Full instructions
- [bandcamp] embeds music from Bandcamp. » Full instructions
- [8tracks] embeds music from 8tracks. » Full instructions
Images and Documents
- [gallery] inserts an image gallery into a post or page. » Full instructions
- [instagram] embeds an image from Instagram. » Full instructions
- [scribd] embeds a document/file from Scribd. » Full instructions
- [slideshare] embeds a slideshow from Slideshare.net. » Full instructions
- [slideshow] embeds a slideshow of uploaded photos. » Full instructions
- [googleapps] embeds a document from Google Docs. » Full instructions
- [office] embeds an Excel document from Microsoft Office Live. » Full instructions
Miscellaneous
Useful shortcodes for adding a blog archive index, contact form, polls, and more.
- [archives] displays an archive index of your blog posts. » Full instructions
- [blog_subscription_form] embeds a subscription form allowing people to sign up for email updates » Full instructions
- [display-posts] lets you list posts of a specific category, author, or tag » Full instructions
- [contact-form] adds a contact form to your page. » Full instructions
- [gist] embeds gist code snippets. » Full instructions
- [googlemaps] embeds Google Maps. » Full instructions
- [list-pages] lets you list pages, sibling pages, and child pages. » Full instructions
- [locu] adds a restaurant menu provided by Locu. » Full instructions
- [polldaddy] embeds a PollDaddy poll. » Full instructions
- [sourcecode] preserves the formatting of source code. » Full instructions
- [twitter-timeline] embed a Twitter timeline. » Full instructions
- [upcomingevents] displays an iCalendar Feed URL in a list. » Full instructions
- [wufoo] embeds a Wufoo form. » Full instructions
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