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1. borimrr
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I have seen tons of useful plugins in here, but I always end up dissappointed because none of them have a shortcode and have to be added to a theme file like index.php or sidebar.php.

   I am looking for a plugin that will display recent posts from a specific category and I have been able to locate a few like Smooth Slider. The problem is I have a static home page and need shortcodes to add plugins to it. I tried plugins for adding PHP code to pages/posts and had no luck either.

   I was wondering if there is a way to manually make a shortcode for a plugin that I want (ie. Smooth Slider) and make it work so I can put it on my static home page. The code for Smooth Slider is a basic function; therefore, I'm assuming it should be made simple with a few steps?

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   See Category:Shortcodes

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/

3. borimrr
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thank you very much, this should help out for now. I have no problem coding so I'll take care of building the design layout

   I would still like to know if making my own shortcode for an existing plugin is possible without much hassle. I'm assuming I just have to follow the documentaion on shortcodes? There are many plugins out there without a shortcode that I would love to be able to use in the future.

4. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Shouldn't have any problem making your own shortcode as long as it doesn't conflict with another shortcode of the same name.

5. borimrr
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thank you, I will look into it.

6. 0870sucks
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi borimrr,

   Just wondering did you manage to get a short code working for Smooth Slider? Could you let me know what it is?
   Cheers

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