Minimal example of a Short Code
<?php
//* Do NOT include the opening php tag shown above. Copy the code shown below.
// Minimal Shortcode
add_shortcode( 'cta_button', 'pb_register_button_shortcode' );
function pb_register_button_shortcode( $atts ){
/*
* We return a pre formatted string with no variables.
* Works but obviously not very useful
*/
return '<a class="button" href="http://example.com">Button</a>';
}
//*************************************
// Simple Shortcode
add_shortcode( 'cta_button', 'pb_register_button_shortcode' );
function pb_register_button_shortcode( $atts ){
/*
* Now we add variable to make the shortcode more useful.
* One for text and one for a url.
*/
extract( shortcode_atts(
array(
'text' => 'Title',
'url' => ''
),
$atts
));
//Output the shortcode
return '<a class="button" href="' .$url. '">' .$text. '</a>';
}