Shortcodes: Use these codes inside the list item content (will throw errors if placed in Before or After.

[ID]

The post/page's unique ID number.

[post_name]

The name/slug of the post/page.

[post_slug]

The post/page's slug.

[post_title]

The post/page's title.

[post_date]

Date the Post/Page was Published.

• format="m-d-Y” - Display date as formatted. *1

[post_date_gmt]

GMT Date the Post/Page was Published.

format="m-d-Y” - Display date as formatted. *1

[post_modified]

Date Modified the Post/Page was Published.

• format="m-d-Y” - Display date as formatted. *1

[post_modified_gmt]

GMT Date the Post/Page was Modified.

• format="m-d-Y” - Display date as formatted. *1

[post_author]

Author of Post/Page shown as a Display Name by default, or a set Label to retrieve.

• label="display_name" - Which label is used to display Author/User data.
  • ID
  • user_name (user_login)
  • user_nicename
  • display_name
  • user_email
  • user_url

[post_thumb]

Post Thumbnail, aka Featured Image, chosen as the representative image for Post/Page. If none are found, then the next uploaded image on the Post will be used.

• size="thumbnail” - Dimension of image file url. *2
• extract="none” - HTML img in post_content.

[post_content]

Content associated with a given Post/Page.

[post_excerpt]

Excerpt as an optional Summary/Description. If none is found, Post Text Content will be used.

• length=”250” – Length of Excerpt.

[post_parent]

Parent page a given Child Page is from, as well as the option to link the Parent. This is intended for Hierarchical Post Types only.

• link="true” - Add as HTML link.

[post_type]

Post Types, including CPTs, the Post/Page is published on.

• label="name” - Post type label that is displayed.

[post_terms]

Custom Taxonomies Terms associated with the Post/Page. WP Built-in Taxonomies can be used as well.

• taxonomy="category” - (Required) Display terms from taxonomy (slug). #6
• delimiter=", " - Separator to divide terms.
• links="true” - Add as HTML link.
• max="0” - Total amount of terms to display.
• empty_message="” - Display message if no terms are used.

[post_tags]

WP Built-in Tags used with the Post/Page for Non-Hierarchical Terms. Custom Taxonomies use post_terms shortcode instead.

• delimiter=", " - Separator to divide tags.
• links="true” - Add as HTML link.

[post_categories]

WP Built-in Categories used with the Post/Page for Hierarchical Terms. Custom Taxonomies use post_terms shortcode instead.

• delimiter=", " - Separator to divide categories.
• links="true” - Add as HTML link.

[post_meta]

Post Meta data associated with a given Post/Page. Also know as Custom Fields used for custom content.

• name="” - (Required) Display value from meta name.

[item_number]

Index/Number of the Current Post List loop to display in a list.

• offset="1” - Numeric value to start from.
• increment="1” - Amount to add by.

[final_end]

On last item in list, everything after this shortcode will be excluded.

[php_function]

PHP Function used with custom functionality to create custom shortcodes. *3

• name="” - (Required) Function name.
• param="” - Param(s) to pass to function.

*1 - String formatting can be found at PHP Date – Format.

*2 - WP’s default image size/dimension is “thumbnail“, “medium”, “large”, and “full”. When using custom size “xx, yy”, if (custom) size is not found, the closest image dimension will be used.  More info.

*3 - Refer to this tutorial  for instructions with custom PHP shortcodes.

Note: these shortcodes only work in the List item content box on this page. See documentation.