A class for creating shortcodes in a flexible way.
<?php
/**
* Class My_Shortcode
*/
class My_Shortcode {
/**
* The shortcode attributes
*
* @var array
*/
protected $_atts = array();
/**
* The shortcode content
*
* @var string
*/
protected $_content = '';
/**
* The default shortcode attributes
*
* @var array
*/
protected static $_default_atts = array();
/**
* The shortcode callback to be registered
*
* @param array $atts
* @param string $content
* @return string
*/
public static function callback( $atts = array(), $content = '' ) {
$shortcode = new self( wp_parse_args( $atts ), $content );
return $shortcode->process();
}
/**
* Render the shortcode immediately
*
* @param array $atts
* @param string $content
*/
public static function render( $atts = array(), $content = '' ) {
echo self::callback( $atts, $content );
}
/**
* Setup the shortcode's properties
*
* @param array $atts
* @param string $content
*/
public function __construct( array $atts = array(), $content = '' ) {
$this->initialize();
$this->_atts = shortcode_atts( self::$_default_atts, $atts );
$this->_content = $content;
}
/**
* Function used for setting up dynamically generated default attributes.
*/
public function initialize() {
}
/**
* Process the shortcode and return the output
*
* @return string
*/
public function process() {
// Do stuff
return '';
}
}
// Register the [my_shortcode] shortcode
add_shortcode( 'my_shortcode', array( 'My_Shortcode', 'callback' ) );
// Enable the ability to call the 'my_shortcode' action
add_action( 'my_shortcode', array( 'My_Shortcode', 'render' ), 10, 2 );
// Example usage of the 'my_shortcode' action in a theme
do_action( 'my_shortcode', $atts = array(), $content = '' );