Title: Add quotes using shortcode Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Add quotes using shortcode * Resolved [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/) * I would like the ability to add opening and ending quotes ‘’ using a shortcode. * I know shortcodes cannot add curling q’s to quoted text, but all I want this shortcode to do is to wrap selected text in brackets. * So, in a View Page Source DOM, text would look like… *

this would be the quoted text

* Reasons why…browsers today auto-add the curly q’s upon seeing , and search engines recognize them as specific quoted text, giving them more weight than just using a class to create the affect. * As far as why creating a shortcode…I can had one simple button to TinyMCE, then I can highlight the text and click the respective button to add the brackets. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368569) * Why not use `
` instead? * Thread Starter [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368576) * Well, blockquote is much different than quotes, in terms of appearance, how search engines view it, and it is ‘block’, not inline. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368578) * > browsers today auto-add the curly q’s upon seeing , and search engines recognize > them as specific quoted text, giving them more weight than just using a class > to create the affect. * They also recognise the `blockquote` tag which, given your example above, would be the semantically correct markup. * Thread Starter [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368589) * Okay, say for a moment I go with blockquote, however, I want to use it inline; could someone provide me the css to allow blockquote to be inline and if possible, auto-add the curly q’s around the text? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368593) * Inline? But it’s inside a block level element (`

`). Why not use `
this would be the quoted text

` which would be the correct markup? * Thread Starter [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368595) * For example, see the below. If I use a fair amount of quoting, the layout really looks garbled in blockquoting style, so I wish to elect using it inline. * HP Looks Panicky as It Dumps Valuable Mobile, Consumer Product … eweek.com: In August 2011, HP announced they were going to drop their consumer-based products, and focus on enterprise client market. Something to think about for future budgets._“ Aug 20, 2011 … News Analysis: The first question that comes to mind as HP abruptly changes direction is what were they thinking? The second question has…”_ * Is there a way to use blockquotes inline?? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368597) * Which part are you referencing? The whole quote? Or just the italics? * Thread Starter [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368618) * Just the italics * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368620) * OK – so in that context `` would be correct. But why use a shortcode when that would involve more typing than the correct HTML tags? * Thread Starter [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368631) * As initially mentioned… * As far as why creating a shortcode…I can had one simple button to TinyMCE, then I can highlight the text and click the respective button to add the brackets. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368635) * It should be relatively easy to do using add_shortcode: * ``` function quote_func($content) { return '' . $content . '; } add_shortcode('quote', 'quote_func'); ``` * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_shortcode](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_shortcode) * Thread Starter [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368664) * Thank you…couple things. * There was a ‘ missing in your code…corrected code below. * ``` function quote_func($content) { return '' . $content . ''; } add_shortcode('quote', 'quote_func'); ``` * The function creates the shortcode, but when executed, it doesn’t wrap the text, it creates another empty segment, as such… * `

` * I’ve tried to figure it out within the link you provided, but I can’t. Any ideas? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368665) * You need to use `[quote]blah...blah[/quote]`. * Thread Starter [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * (@cableghost) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368678) * That’s how I use it, but it acts like there’s no content, like so… * [inline-quotes]Content here.[/inline-quotes] * The result… * “” Content here. * PS. I changed ‘quotes’ to ‘inline-quotes’ * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/#post-2368685) * Try: * ``` function quote_func($atts, $content = null) { return '' . $content . ''; } add_shortcode('inline-quotes', 'quote_func'); ``` Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 21 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Add quotes using shortcode’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 21 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [cableghost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cableghost/) * Last activity: [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-quotes-using-shortcode/page/2/#post-2368940) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics