Complete Guide to Using Shortcodes

What are Shortcodes ?
Shortcodes are like shortcuts. Just use a particular shortcode and your task is done. We have built some custom shortcodes for you, which will make your task easier. The shortcodes make it easy to add stylised content to your site, plus they’re very easy to use. Each shortcode is made for a particular purpose and you can use these shortcodes, in a post, pages, and even in widgets. For a more detailed explanation on this topic, you may even like to check out the Codex for Shortcodes.

How to use Shortcodes:
Don’t worry, using shortcodes is very easy. You just have to write the particular shortcode and wrap your text in between. Below is an example. Suppose we want to use Alert info box.

Just type in this code and then write your alert message (text) here and close by writing this . Its this easy, the text written in between this code will have the effect.

This theme comes with many built in shortcodes. Below is a list of shortcodes which you will find in this theme.

Info Boxes

These info boxes are used to highlight some special parts. Below is the example of info box.

Download Download text here /Download

Download: Look, you can use me for highlighting some special parts in a post. I can make download links more highlighted.

Alert Alert text here /Download

Alert: Look, you can use me for highlighting some special parts in a post. I can be used to alert to some special points in a post.

Note Note text here /Note

Note: Look, you can use me for highlighting some special parts in a post. I can be used to display a note and thereby bringing attention.

Info Info text here /Info

Info: Look, you can use me for highlighting some special parts in a post. I can be used to provide any extra information.

Author Info Author Info text here /Author Info

Button List

You can use these buttons and add a link and text, as per your wish.

Small_Button class="red" <a href="#"> Button text here /Small_Button

Available button colors: red, grey, black, blue, lightblue, purple, magenta, green, orange, yellow, pink.

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Icon list view

Icon List <ul><li>Unordered list here<li></ul> /Icon List

Dropcaps Content

Dropcaps Paragraph here /Dropcaps

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Content boxes

We, the content boxes can be used to highlight special parts in the post. We can be used anywhere, just use the particular shortcode and we will be there.
Normal_Box Normal Box content here /Normal_Box

Warning_Box Warning Box content here /Warning_Box

Download_Box Download_Box text here /Download_Box

About_Box About_Box text here /About_Box

Info_Box Info_Box text here /Info_Box

Alert_Box Alert_Box text here /Alert_Box

Info_Box_Equal Info_Box_Equal text here /Info_Box_Equal
Alert_Box_Equal Alert_Box_Equal text here /Alert_Box_Equal
About_Box_Equal About_Box_Equal text here /About_Box_Equal

Similarly write shortcodes for One_HalfOne_Half_LastOne_ThirdOne_Third_LastOne_FourthOne_Fourth_LastTwo_ThirdTwo_Third_Last.

Here’s a video tutorial depicting how to use Shortcodes