Shortcodes in WordPress are bits of text you can use in the content area to invoke some kind of function to accomplish certain tasks. For example, a shortcode might allow you to embed icons, videos, fillable web forms, or other interactive elements. In addition to built-in WordPress shortcodes, K content editors have these custom shortcodes available:
[chiclet]…[/chiclet]
color coded tags/keys
Attributes:
color = red, orange, yellow, lime, green, aqua, purple, light-gray, dark-gray, or black
Example:
[chiclet color=orange]K[/chiclet]
[column]…[/column]
www only; deprecated
Mobile responsive columns of equal size
Attributes:
num = column number
of = total number of columns
Example:
[column num=1 of=2]…content… [/column]
[column num=2 of=2]…content… [/column]
[confetti ]
Display confetti animation on page load.
Attributes:
none
Example:
[confetti]
[countdown]
Displays a countdown timer
Attributes:
y (optional)= year of event (default current year)
m (optional) = month of event (default current month)
d (optional) = day of event (default current day)
hh (optional) = hour, 24 hour format (default midnight)
mm (optional) = minute of event (default 00)
width (optional) = pixels wide (default 200)
align (optional) =’none’ (default),’left’, ‘right’
label (optional)=text to display underneath
Example:
[countdown y="2019" m="10" d="18" hh="11" align="right" width="180" label="Until Homecoming!" ]
[courselist ]
Display courses from the Academic Catalog with the given prefix code.
Attributes:
code = course prefix code
Example:
[courselist code="FREN"]
[iCal]
Display upcoming events from an external iCal feed
Attributes:
url = url of iCal feed
Example:
[iCal url="https://reason.kzoo.edu/cip/calendar/?format=ical"]
[icon]
Displays a Font Awesome vector icon. See our help for Font Awesome icons.
Attributes:
name = name of icon
style = solid, regular, light or brand (optional, defaults to solid)
size= font size (optional, defaults to same size as surrounding text)
Example:
[icon name="frog" style="solid" size="48px" ]
[icon name="amazon" style="brand"]
[kevents]
Attributes:
organizer Note: the organizer must be spelled exactly as entered on the event form
tag Note: the tag must be spelled exactly as entered on the event form
startdate format yyyy-mm-dd. return all events starting after 12am on this date
enddate format yyyy-mm-dd. return all events starting before 11:59pm on this date
All parameters can be used together. The result is a logical ‘and’ (intersection).
Examples:
[kevents organizer='Library']
[kevents tag='FYF']
[kevents organizer='Student Activities' tag='free food']
[kevents startdate='2021-09-13']
[kframe]
Embeds the content of another webpage
Attributes:
url
width in pixels
height in pixels
Example:
[kframe http://example.com 640 380]
[kinstagram]
Embeds latest Instagram posts
Attributes:
u = Instagram username
[kinstagram u=kzooadmission]
[ktime]
Attributes:
none
Example:
The current local time is [ktime]
[login_link]
Attributes:
none
Example:
Please [login_link] to use this form
[requirements]
Displays program requirements from the Acadmic Catalog for the given program code.
Attributes:
code = program code
Example:
[requirements code="FREN"]
[searchform]
Displays a search form scoped to your site.
Attributes:
none
[sitemap]
Displays nested list of all pages on your site.
Attributes:
none
[strikethrough]…[/strikethrough]
Formats text with line through.
Attributes:
none
Example:
[strikethrough]strike this[/strikethrough]
[subscribe-button]
Inserts a button formulated to add the user to your subscription list.
Attributes:
none
Example:
[subscribe-button]