{"id":81501,"date":"2023-10-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=81501"},"modified":"2023-11-16T14:03:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T12:03:03","slug":"how-to-use-shortcode-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-use-shortcode-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use\u00a0Shortcodes\u00a0in WordPress: Beginner’s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shortcodes are commonly used on many WordPress sites. While they’re not essential to your site’s operation, they can be incredibly useful to extend its functionality. Many plugins and themes rely on shortcodes to help you add key features to your website. That’s why learning how to use shortcode in WordPress is so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, using shortcode in WordPress is easy. \ud83d\ude0e The Content Management System (CMS) enables you to do this from the editor, and it transforms the shortcodes into new content or elements that users will see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article, we’ll talk about where to find<\/a> and how to use shortcodes in WordPress<\/a>. We’ll also go over two plugins you can use to add new shortcodes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Where to find shortcodes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You probably have a good idea of what shortcodes are<\/a> and how they work at a basic level. Plugins can add shortcode to WordPress to help you place elements wherever you want on your website. For example, if a plugin adds a gallery shortcode, you can place it using the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When looking for new plugins, pay attention to their description to see if they mention shortcodes. A lot of plugins support adding elements using both shortcode and blocks<\/a>, which gives you added versatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s also important to note that WordPress ships with some built-in shortcodes<\/a> you can use without any plugins. Those shortcodes include options for embedding galleries, audio and video files, playlists, and more. \ud83d\udcfb<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to use shortcode in WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Figuring out how to use shortcode in WordPress is simple because it all happens within the Block Editor<\/a>. When you edit a post or a page, you can add the Shortcode<\/em> block anywhere you want:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The block includes a single text field where you can enter the shortcode. This same field works for every shortcode available on your site, be it one of the default options or one added by a plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that the Shortcode<\/em> block won’t display the results of the code. To see the actual element, you’ll need to either preview the post or page or save it and publish it. In either case, the results are only visible on the front end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also add shortcode to other parts of your website, such as the header and footer. Since WordPress uses the Block Editor to help you customize widget areas, this process works just the same:<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can add as many Shortcode<\/em> blocks as you need to any part of your website. However, keep in mind that if you disable the plugin that powers those shortcodes, they will stop working.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two shortcode plugins for WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have a full article on the shortcode plugins we recommend<\/a>, including many more options. For now, we’ll leave you with two of our top picks, so you can experiment with adding different types of shortcodes to WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n