Built-In Shortcodes

Shortcodes are a great way to insert dynamic content into a page simply by adding a token or (short) code.

There are several shortcodes included with Flexr.

Box Shortcode

Outputs a colored box containing specified content. There are two optional arguments for text color and background color. These can either be a hexadecimal code or valid HTML color name.

Usage:
[box]This will be displayed inside the rendered box.[/box]

[box color="snow" bgcolor="cornflowerblue"]This is a box with bgcolor set to 'cornflowerblue' and color set to 'snow'.[/box]

Example Output:

Button Shortcode

Outputs a colored button containing specified content which can include an icon. There are several optional arguments to control text links, and custom styling. As for the box shortcode the button colors can either be a hexadecimal code or valid HTML color name.

Usage: [button]Click Me![/button]

Example Output:

Default Button

 

Large Button

 

Secure Checkout

 

Enter

 

Cloud Nine

 

Show Image

 

Delete

 

Button With Border

 

Icon Left

 

Icon Right

 

 Rounded Corners 

 

Square Corners

 

Transparent Button

 

Inline Button 1 Inline Button 2

There are many more icons you can include too. Click here for the full list.

Testimonial Shortcode

Display testimonials on any page using the [tml] shortcode. These can even be random. Refresh the page to see different testimonials each time! You can now also display testimonial groups as a grid.

Usage: [tml group="123"] or [tml id="321"]

Output:

Submit Testimonials

You can now even allow testimonial submission from the front end of your site! Simply add the [tml-submit] shortcode anywhere on your site and users will be able to submit a testimonial. You can add a shortcode attribute to automatically publish a testimonial as soon as it is submitted, or mark it as pending, to be later moderated by admin.

Usage: [tml-submit]

Testimonial Title

Your Name^*

Testimonial Message^*

Company/Site Name

Company/Site URL

Image/Logo

Rating (none) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

^*(required)

Column Layout Shortcode

Display two, three, or four column content layouts with ease!

Usage:

[one_half]First of 2 columns[/one_half][one_half_last]Second of 2 columns[/one_half_last]

[one_third]First of 3 columns[/one_third][one_third]Second of 3 columns[/one_third][one_third_last]Third of 3 columns[/one_third_last]

[one_fourth]First of 4 columns[/one_fourth][one_fourth]Second of 4 columns[/one_fourth][one_fourth]Third of 4 columns[/one_fourth][one_fourth_last]Fourth of 4 columns[/one_fourth_last]

[one_third]1/3 width[/one_third][two_thirds_last]2/3 width[/two_thirds_last]

[three_fourths]3/4 width[/three_fourths][one_fourth_last]1/4 width[/one_fourth_last]

[one_half]1/2 width[/one_half][one_fourth]1/4 width[/one_fourth][one_fourth_last]1/4 width[/one_fourth_last]

Example Output:

Year Shortcode

Outputs the current year.

Usage: [year]

Example Output: 2023

Week-Dates Shortcode

Outputs the current month and start/end day numbers of the current week.

Usage: [week-dates]

Example Output: May 28^th – June 3^rd

Site-URL Shortcode

Outputs a link to the homepage of your current site. The link text is your site title as set in General > Settings in the WordPress admin.

Usage: [site-url]

Example Output: Flexr

Login or Logout Shortcode

Handy shortcode that shows a ‘Login’ link if you are not currently logged in. If you are logged in then a ‘Logout’ link is displayed.

Usage: [loginout]

Example Output: Log In

Vertical Gap Shortcode

Provides an easy way to manually insert vertical spacing into your content. Enter a height in pixels you want the gap to be. You can also add CSS class names to the gap container.

Usage:
[vgap] (height defaults to 30px)
[vgap height="100" class="one two three"]

Example Output:

Here is some text before we insert the gap shortcode.

And here is some text after the gap shortcode. View the page source code for yourself to verify the gap has been inserted!