Peter’s Blog URL Shortcodes
Use shortcodes for blog URLs, post URLs, and template URLs so that your posts always have the correct internal links.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 2
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 19 Nov 2015
- Added
- Nov 2008
- Requires WP
- 2.6
- Tested up to
- WP 4.8.30
- Downloads
- 11,782
Our analysis
AI-assistedPeter’s Blog URL Shortcodes is a WordPress plugin that adds shortcodes for generating various URLs related to your site and its content. It allows you to create links for your blog, posts, and theme templates easily using predefined shortcodes. This plugin is suitable for users who want to streamline URL management on their WordPress sites.
The plugin includes shortcodes such as [blogurl], [posturl], [templateurl], and [childtemplateurl], each with parameters to customize the output, like adding trailing slashes or specifying post IDs. It is designed for WordPress versions 2.6 and up, making it accessible for a wide range of users.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking for a straightforward way to manage URLs on their blogs.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Generates various URLs using simple shortcodes
- ✓Customizable parameters for URL formatting
- ✓Compatible with WordPress 2.6 and higher
- ✓Active installations indicate user interest
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in November 2015, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited feature set based on the author's description
Verdict
Peter’s Blog URL Shortcodes provides basic URL generation functionality for WordPress users, though its age may limit compatibility with the latest WordPress features.
From the developer
Peter's own description of Peter’s Blog URL Shortcodes, lightly tidied.
Adds shortcodes [blogurl], [posturl], [templateurl], and [childtemplateurl] for WordPress 2.6 and up. Use [blogurl] to generate your site URL. It offers the parameters “slash” and “noslash” (to add a trailing slash; [templateurl] and [childtemplateurl] also support this), as well as “uploads” to produce the URL of the uploads folder and “wordpress” to produce the URL of your WP files. Use [posturl id=3] (replace “3” with a post ID) to generate the permalink for any post.
Features
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[blogurl] will generate
http://www.yoursite.com/ -
[blogurl wordpress] will generate the URL to the root of your WordPress files, if they are in a different location than your site root
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[blogurl noslash] will generate
http://www.yoursite.com -
[blogurl uploads] will generate
http://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads/ -
[blogurl uploads noslash] will generate
http://www.yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads -
[posturl id=375] will generate the correct permalink for the post with an ID of 375; for example, post about this plugin would generate post about this plugin
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[templateurl] will generate the URL to your parent theme’s root
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[childtemplateurl] will generate the URL to your child theme’s root
Requirements
- WordPress 2.6 or higher