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  Custom Query Shortcode: Run a Loop inside Any Post/Page

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  Creating nested shortcode concept

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  Add Classes to post_class

  3809 readersThe post_class() function in WordPress is pretty darn useful. It is used like this, in most templates, in a wrapping div of all the content you are outputting: <div <?php post_class() ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>"> <!-- Post stuff --> </div> I was in a circumstance where I wanted to add an additional class to what that

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  WordPress Child Themes – Remove Widget Areas

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  Shortcode for HTML5 video in posts

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  Shortcode for HTML5 audio in posts and pages

  8731 readers PHP function html5_audio($atts, $content = null) { extract(shortcode_atts(array( "src" => '', "autoplay" => '', "preload"=> 'true', "loop" => '', "controls"=> '' ), $atts)); return ''; } add_shortcode('audio5', 'html5_audio'); SHORTCODE [audio5 src="http://your-site/videos/your-video.mp4" loop="true" autoplay="autoplay" preload="auto" loop="loop" controls=""] Visit wpsnipp.com for details on how to setup this WordPress snippet. Share this post. Facebook | StumbleUpon | Delicious | Tweet It | Digg This | DesignBump-It | DesignPoke-it

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  10 super useful WordPress shortcodes

  8426 readersDisplay a snapshot of any website Want to be able to take a snapshot of any website, and display it on your blog? This cool shortcode allows you to do so. Just paste the following code into your functions.php file: function wpr_snap($atts, $content = null) { extract(shortcode_atts(array( "snap" => 'http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/', "url" =>

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  Creating oEmbed-Based shortcodes

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  Display screenshot of any website using shortcode

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