Unleash the Power of the WordPress Shortcode API

WordPress introduced the Shortcode API in its version 2.5. This API allows developers to add some more or less complex features in their plugins or themes without the user having to insert any HTML code.

The advantage of the Shortcode API is that developers do not need to use regular expressions to detect if the user included their shortcodes into their posts: WordPress automatically detects the registered shortcodes.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to use the Shortcode API. We will create our own shortcodes, see how to use classic and unnamed attributes and also how to handle content.

Get ready to …. Unleash the Power of the WordPress Shortcode API.