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[extra_archives], [extra_taxonomies], [bloginfo show="name"], [date format="l jS \of F Y"], [date_i18n], [time]
Extra Shortcodes is a WordPress plugin that provides a variety of shortcodes for displaying archives and taxonomies. It allows you to create lists of posts sorted by different criteria, such as date or title, as well as display categories and tags. This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their site's content management and presentation with minimal effort.
The plugin includes shortcodes for generating monthly, yearly, weekly, and daily archive links, as well as options for listing posts either chronologically or alphabetically. It also supports various date and time formats, making it versatile for different use cases.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking to implement shortcodes for archives and taxonomies.
What it does well
Where it falls short
Extra Shortcodes provides useful functionality for managing archives and taxonomies, but its limited information and directory score may warrant further consideration.
webvitalii's own description of Extra Shortcodes, lightly tidied.
[extra_archives] – list of monthly archives links sorted by date;[extra_archives type="yearly"] – list of yearly archives links;[extra_archives type="monthly"] – list of monthly archives links;[extra_archives type="weekly"] – list of weekly archives links;[extra_archives type="daily"] – list of daily archives links;[extra_archives type="postbypost"] – list of all posts links sorted by date;[extra_archives type="alpha"] – list of all posts links sorted by title;[extra_taxonomies] – list of categories, tags or any other taxonomies;[bloginfo show="name"] – bloginfo params;[date format="l jS \\of F Y h:i:s A"] – Monday 23rd April 2012 09:37:57 AM; php date format params;[date format="l jS \\of F Y h:i:s A" timestamp="+2 years +3 months -20 days -10 hours +30 minutes"] – Thursday 3rd July 2014 06:52:57 AM; relative datetime formats;[date format="h:i:s A" use_wordpress_timezone="1"] – use WordPress timezone from Settings section;[date_i18n format="l jS \\of F Y h:i:s A" timestamp="+2 years +3 months -20 days -10 hours +30 minutes"] – Четвер, 3 Липня 2014 06:52:57; shortcode based on date_i18n;[time format="h:i:s A"] – 01:35:08 PM; php time format params;[year] – 2012, [year plus="3"] – 2015, [year minus="2"] – 2010;[month] – 4 (in April), [month plus="10"] – 2, [month minus="8"] – 8;[month_name] – April, [month_name plus="10"] – February, [month_name minus="8"] – August;[day] – 8, [day plus="3"] – 11, [day minus="2"] – 6;[weekday] – Monday, [weekday plus="5"] – Saturday, [weekday minus="5"] – Wednesday;[hours], [minutes], [seconds];[extra_archives] – list of monthly archives links sorted by date;[extra_archives type="yearly"] – list of yearly archives links;[extra_archives type="monthly"] – list of monthly archives links;[extra_archives type="weekly"] – list of weekly archives links;[extra_archives type="daily"] – list of daily archives links;[extra_archives type="postbypost"] – list of all posts links sorted by date;[extra_archives type="alpha"] – list of all posts links sorted by title;[extra_archives limit="10"]; by default all links are shown: [extra_archives limit=""];[extra_archives show_post_count="1"]; by default counter is not shown: [extra_archives show_post_count="0"];[extra_archives order="ASC"]; by default links are sorted by descending order (Z-A): [extra_archives order="DESC"];[extra_archives] is based on wp_get_archives function.
[extra_taxonomies order="count"]; by default list is sorted by name: [extra_taxonomies order="name"]; possible values: ID, name, slug, count, term_group;[extra_taxonomies order="DESC"]; by default: [extra_taxonomies order="ASC"]; possible values: ASC, DESC;[extra_taxonomies show_count="1"]; by default counter is not shown: [extra_taxonomies show_count="0"];* limit – how many links to be included in the list: [extra_archives limit="10"]; by default all links are shown: [extra_archives limit=""];[extra_taxonomies hide_empty="0"]; by default empty categories are hidden: [extra_taxonomies hide_empty="1"];[extra_taxonomies use_desc_for_title="0"]; by default the description is used as link title: [extra_taxonomies use_desc_for_title="1"];[extra_taxonomies child_of="77"];[extra_taxonomies exclude="5,7,9"];[extra_taxonomies exclude_tree="5,7,9"]; The parameter include must be empty. If the hierarchical parameter is true, then use exclude instead of exclude_tree.[extra_taxonomies include="5,7,9"];[extra_taxonomies hierarchical="0"]; by default the list is hierarchical: [extra_taxonomies hierarchical="1"];[extra_taxonomies number="10"]; by default the number is unlimited: [extra_taxonomies number=""];[extra_taxonomies depth="3"]; by default the depth is unlimited: [extra_taxonomies depth="0"];[extra_taxonomies taxonomy="post_tag"]; by default shows the list of categories: [extra_taxonomies taxonomy="category"];[extra_taxonomies] is based on wp_list_categories function.
[bloginfo show="name"] – bloginfo params;[site_name] – Name of the site;[site_desc] – Description of the site;[site_url] – http://site.url;[wp_version] – 4.5 (WordPress version);
[bloginfo] is based on bloginfo function.
[date format="l jS \\of F Y h:i:s A"] – Monday 23rd April 2012 09:37:57 AM; php date format params;[date format="l jS \\of F Y h:i:s A" timestamp="+2 years +3 months -20 days -10 hours +30 minutes"] – Thursday 3rd July 2014 06:52:57 AM; relative datetime formats;[date format="h:i:s A" use_wordpress_timezone="1"] – use WordPress timezone from Settings section;[date_i18n format="l jS \\of F Y h:i:s A" timestamp="+2 years +3 months -20 days -10 hours +30 minutes"] – Четвер, 3 Липня 2014 06:52:57; shortcode based on date_i18n;[time format="h:i:s A"] – 01:35:08 PM; php time format params;[year] – 2012, [year plus="3"] – 2015, [year minus="2"] – 2010;[month] – 4 (in April), [month plus="10"] – 2, [month minus="8"] – 8;[month_name] – April, [month_name plus="10"] – February, [month_name minus="8"] – August;[day] – 8, [day plus="3"] – 11, [day minus="2"] – 6;[weekday] – Monday, [weekday plus="5"] – Saturday, [weekday minus="5"] – Wednesday;[hours], [minutes], [seconds];Other plugins for libraries and archives.
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