Shortcodes

• PHP Shortcodes Last updated date shortcode Type [last_updated] in a post or page and it shows the date it was last changed, like “Last updated: 12 March 2026”. [last_updated]
• PHP Shortcodes Breadcrumbs shortcode Type [breadcrumbs] where you want a trail like Home › Recipes › Lemon cake. Works for posts, pages (with parents), categories and search. [breadcrumbs]
• PHP Shortcodes List of child pages shortcode Type [child_pages] on a page to list the pages under it, with links. Keeps overview pages up to date by themselves. [child_pages]
• PHP Shortcodes Recent posts shortcode Type [recent_posts] to show a list of your latest posts anywhere. Choose how many and from which category: [recent_posts count="3" category="news"]. [recent_posts]
• PHP Shortcodes Button shortcode Type [button url="/contact/"]Get in touch[/button] to add a button that looks like your theme’s buttons. [button]
• PHP Shortcodes Spam-safe email address shortcode Type [email]you@example.com[/email] to show a clickable email address that’s scrambled in the page code, so address-harvesting bots can’t read it. [email]
• PHP Shortcodes Log in / log out link shortcode Type [login_link] to show “Log in” for visitors and “Log out” for logged-in users, returning them to the same page afterwards. [login_link]
• PHP Shortcodes Members-only content shortcode Wrap text in [members_only]…[/members_only] and only logged-in users see it. Visitors see a short message with a login link instead. [members_only]
• PHP Shortcodes Years since shortcode Type [years_since year="2008"] and it shows how many years have passed, like “18”. For “In business for [years_since year="2008"] years”, always up to date. [years_since]
• PHP Shortcodes Share links shortcode Type [share_links] to add plain share links for X, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and email. No scripts, no tracking, no cookies. [share_links]
• PHP Shortcodes Today’s date shortcode Type [today] to show today’s date in your site’s date format, or pick your own: [today format="l, j F"]. [today]
• PHP Shortcodes Visitor’s first name shortcode Type [first_name] to greet logged-in users by name (“Welcome back, Maria!”). Visitors see nothing, or the fallback you set: [first_name fallback="friend"]. [first_name]

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