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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.

What shortcodes are available on WordPress.com?

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displays an archive index of your blog posts. See full instructions here.

[audio] converts a link to an mp3 file into an audio player. See full instructions here.

[blip.tv] embeds a Blip.tv Video. See full instructions here.

[contact-form] adds a contact form to your page. See full instructions here.

[dailymotion] embeds a DailyMotion Video. See full instructions here.

[digg] embeds a voting button for your link on Digg. See full instructions here.

[flickr] embeds a Flickr video. See full instructions here.

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

[googlemaps] embeds Google Maps. See full instructions here.

[googlevideo] embeds a Google Video. See full instructions here.

[kyte.tv ] embeds a Kyte.TV Video. See full instructions here.

[livevideo] embeds a video from LiveVideo. See full instructions here.

[odeo] embeds an Odeo audio file. See full instructions here.

[podtech] embeds audio or video from the PodTech Network. See full instructions here.

[polldaddy] embeds a PollDaddy poll (use without the space). See full instructions here.

[redlasso] embeds a video from Redlasso. See full instructions here.

[rockyou] embeds a slideshow from RockYou. See full instructions here.

[scribd] embeds a document/file from Scribd. See full instructions here.

[slideshare] embeds a slideshow from Slideshare.net. See full instructions here.

[soundcloud] embeds the SoundCloud Audio Player. See full instructions here.

[sourcecode] preserves the formatting of source code. See full instructions here.

[splashcast] embeds Splashcast media. See full instructions here.

[ted] embeds a TED Talks video. See full instructions here.

[vimeo] embeds a Vimeo video. See full instructions here.

[wpvideo] embeds a VideoPress video. See full instructions here.

[youtube] embeds a YouTube video. See full instructions here.

Last modified: October 21, 2009

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