Web Design Tutorials: Create a WordPress shortcode plugin

August 5, 2011 By Chris Gilchrist 2 Comments

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One of the more useful features of the WordPress post editor is the ability to use shortcodes.

Introduced in WordPress 2.5, the shortcode API is a simple set of functinos for creating macro codes for use in post content which allow writers to drop content such as forms or galleries into their post/page without needing to know any of the working behind it.

This following tutorial will show you how to set up your own shortcode for use in a post.

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10 Best WordPress Plugins in 2010

May 14, 2010 By Chris Gilchrist 23 Comments

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Anytime we build a WordPress site for a client we nearly always end up installing the same plugins initially as they are typically useful on every site nowadays regardless of the goals of the site.

If you are using WordPress for your site and not using any of these plugins they are well worth checking out. I’d got as far as to say these are THE 10 essential wordpress plugins right now.

Some enable clients to manage more aspects of the site for themselves, some help them manage the site by reducing the work they have to do and others work behind the scenes to improve the site’s effectiveness.

Obviously this list is accurate at the time of writing but we will revisit it and update it if needbe throughout 2010 to keep it relevant. They are listed alphabetically as we are not ranking them. Why do people do plugin ranking lists? They are only either useful or not. Anyway…

Let’s get to it. On with the 10 best wordpress plugins in 2010:

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