Shortcodes

Contents

• Video
• Audio
• Images and Documents
• Miscellaneous

Related

• Archives Shortcode
• Excel Web App
• Gist
• Google Calendar
• Google Docs
• Google Maps
• LaTeX
• List Pages Shortcode
• Lytro
• Memolane Embed
• Scribd
• Wufoo

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
• [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

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Audio

• [audio] displays uploaded audio file as an audio player.» 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

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Images and Documents

• [gallery] inserts an image gallery into a post or page. » 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

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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
• [contact-form] adds a contact form to your page. » Full instructions
• [googlemaps] embeds Google Maps. » Full instructions
• [polldaddy] embeds a PollDaddy poll. » Full instructions
• [wufoo] embeds a Wufoo form. » Full instructions
• [sourcecode][/sourcecode] preserves the formatting of source code. » Full instructions
• [gist] embeds gist code snippets. » Full instructions

Last modified: May 17, 2012