URL ShortCodes
URL ShortCodes plugin adds support for a basic short codes to use in your post/page editor that produce correct absolute URLs.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 1
- Active installs
- 2k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 8 Dec 2018
- Added
- Mar 2010
- Requires WP
- 2.9.0
- Tested up to
- WP 5.0.27
- Downloads
- 14,051
Our analysis
AI-assistedURL ShortCodes is a WordPress plugin that allows you to insert the base URL of your blog or the URL of the active template directly into your content editor using shortcodes. It provides two shortcodes: [url_base] for the blog's base URL and [url_template] for the active template's URL.
This plugin is useful for users who need to reference URLs within their content without manually entering them. It is suitable for those who want to streamline the process of including URLs in their posts or templates.
Best for: This plugin suits bloggers and developers who need to reference URLs in their WordPress content.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Allows insertion of blog and template URLs via shortcodes
- ✓Simple to implement with basic shortcode knowledge
- ✓Active installs indicate some level of user interest
Where it falls short
- •Limited feature set with only two shortcodes
- •Last updated in December 2018, which may affect compatibility
- •Directory score of 51/100 suggests room for improvement
Verdict
URL ShortCodes provides a straightforward way to insert URLs into content but may lack advanced features and recent updates.
From the developer
cgarvey's own description of URL ShortCodes, lightly tidied.
Sometimes you want to put the base URL (that of the blog, or that of the active template) in your content editor. Times when the template customising isn’t quite flexible enough.
With this plugin you can use [url_base] to output the base URL of the blog (as set in your Settings). Or, you can use [url_template] to output the URL of the active template.
For example <img src="[url_base]/test.png /> in your editor might output <img src="http://localhost/wordpress/test.png" /> (if http://localhost/wordpress is what you have configured as your blog URL in Settings).
The supported short codes are as follows:
* [url_base] – the configured blog URL (set in Settings). E.g. http://localhost/wordpress
* [url_template] – the URL of the active template. E.g. http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/themes/mytheme1
License
This plugin uses the GPLv3 license.