Shortcodes - what do you actually mean by this?
If you are a beginner and you are familiar with the popular program WordPressIf you look at the term "shortcode", many of the terms initially seem Spanish to you. An example of this are the so-called shortcodes, which you have certainly already encountered while reading. These are roughly commands that are executed in square brackets. However, the question surely arises in your mind: What is the use of this? After all, shortcodes are used and utilized more than average when using WordPress. In the following, we will explain to you what purpose this has and how you can best deal with shortcodes.
The thing with the brackets
Basically, Wordpres is an editor. This means that certain commands must be entered in order to achieve a certain effect in the end in the overall picture. So it is possible with the help of shortcodes, for example, certain videos, pictures or audio files into your blog. Visual or acoustic background is enormously important if you want to attract visitors to a blog. Because only through the integration of the right media you make yourself and your blog interesting and stand out from the crowd. Here, codes of this kind are indispensable! The structure of these codes is always the same. It all starts with a square bracket that opens. Then comes one or more commands that you enter, and closes the brackets again once everything is done. Shortcodes on WordPress are just these commands that can be entered. Basically, you can distinguish between so-called simple and "more powerful" shortcodes. As you can probably already imagine, the simple ones usually only represent a certain word or parameter - for example [Example]. More powerful constructs of shortcodes on the other hand are usually more complicated: They are usually a fusion of certain administrative commands or parameters. These can be freely combined. Example: An enclosing short code that looks like this:
Another special feature of shortcodes is that they are not locally restricted. For example, the tool "Shortcodes AnyWhere" is available on the market. This can be downloaded under the following target link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-anywhere/. After installing this tool and successfully closing the application, it is possible to use the shortcodes in comment columns or tags. This is important, because it brings a tremendous dynamic into the whole structure of the blog. Not only for the visitors, but also for the creator of the code itself.
You install the shortcuts by first defining a function in WordPress. This is the function that is executed at the position of the code. Then you add it to WordPress and link both together. Now it is possible to use the shortcode at any time.
The main short codes
There are a number of the important shortcuts that are used over and over again. These are also available on the official website listed by WordPress and can be read at any time. If you use these shortcuts, you can be sure that you will save a lot of time and effort in the long run.
The following shortcodes are regularly possible and are often needed:
- to create a headline, which should emphasize something visually
- to insert a playlist, which also serves as acoustic support
[[emebd]] - certain elements can be raised to their maximum size, for example files
- to insert a video in mp4 or wmv. format
- to insert classic images to underline something visually
- to insert an audio file that can be played
Why does it make sense to use shortcodes?
So the point of these codes is to integrate recurring HTML elements into your blog safely and quickly. Because no matter what kind of blog it is: certain things happen to everyone over and over again. By using shortcodes, you not only save a lot of time during the installation, but also make sure that you avoid fleeting errors. Because this can happen quickly under hectic and time pressure. But if you use shortcodes, the probability is almost impossible. That's why many professional blog manufacturers rely on the use of these abbreviations. Furthermore, creating the shortcuts themselves is usually simple and requires only some practice. Once you have that, the whole process works by itself. The world of shortcodes is diverse and there are a lot of tools that you can use and make your own. You can use the potential of the pre-programmed HTML commands to optimize your own blog.
