Title: Shortcode List
Last modified: December 26, 2016

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# Shortcode List

 *  [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/)
 * (@jonimueller)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-list-3/)
 * I have used this plugin for a long time and was sad to see it is no longer being
   developed. However, I continue to use it and will unless and until it becomes
   a safety issue. Here is a list of shortcodes tht work with this plugin. I hope
   this helps other users.
 *     ```
       <?php
       if(function_exists('special_recent_posts')) {
       	special_recent_posts($args);
       }
       ?>
       where $args is an array of the following options:
       // Change widget title (default: 'special recent posts')
       'widget_title' => text
   
       // Display thumbnails? (default: 'yes')
       'display_thumbnail' => 'yes' | 'no'
   
       // Hide widget title? (default 'no')
       'widget_title_hide' => 'no'
   
       // Set thumbnail width (default 100)
       'thumbnail_width' => digit
   
       // Set thumbnail height (default 100)
       'thumbnail_height' => digit
   
       // Link thumbnails to post? (default: 'yes')
       'thumbnail_link' => yes' | 'no'
   
       // Set thumbnail rotation mode (default 'no')
       'thumbnail_rotation' => 'no|cw|ccw'
   
       // Set default displayed post types (default: 'post')
       'post_type' => 'post' | 'page
   
       // Set default displayed post status (default: 'publish')
       'post_status' => 'publish' | 'private' | 'inherit' | 'pending' | 'future' | 'draft' | 'trash'
   
        // Set max number of posts to display (default: 5)
       'post_limit' => digit
   
       // Set displayed post content type (default: 'content')
       'post_content_type' => 'content' | 'excerpt'
   
       // Set displayed post content length (default: 100)
       'post_content_length' => digit
   
       // Set displayed post content length mode (default: 'chars')
       'post_content_length_mode' => chars|words|fullexcerpt
   
       // Set displayed post title length (default 100)
       'post_title_length' => digit
   
       // Set displayed post title length mode (default: 'chars')
       'post_title_length_mode' => chars|words|fulltitle
   
       // Set post order (default: 'DESC')
       'post_order' => 'DESC' | 'ASC
   
       // Set post offset (default: 0)
       'post_offset' => digit
   
       // Set random mode (default: 'no')
       'post_random' => 'no' | 'yes'
   
       // Hide current post from visualization when in single post view? (default: 'yes')
       'post_current_hide' => 'yes' | 'no'
   
       // Set layout content mode (default: 'titleexcerpt')
       'post_content_mode' => 'titleexcerpt' | 'titleonly'
   
       // Display post date? (default: 'yes')
       'post_date' => 'yes' | 'no'
   
       // Filter posts by including post IDs (default: none)
       'post_include' => comma separated list of digits
   
       // Exclude posts from visualization by IDs (default: none)
       'post_exclude' => comma separated list of digits
   
       // Filter post by Custom Post Type (default: none)
       'custom_post_type' => comma separated list of custom post types
   
       // Set the default 'No posts available' text (default: 'No posts available')
       'noposts_text' => text
   
       // Set allowed tags to display in the excerpt visualization.
       'allowed_tags' => blankspace separated list of html tags
   
       // Set string break text (default: [...])
       'string_break' => text
   
       // Set path to optional image string break.
       'image_string_break' => text
   
       // Link (image)string break to post?
       'string_break_link'  => 'yes' | 'no
   
       // Set post date format. (default: 'F jS, Y')
       'date_format' => text
   
       // Filter posts by including categories IDs. (default: none)
       'category_include' => comma separated list of digits
   
       // When filtering by caqtegories, switch the widget title to a linked category title (default: 'no')
       'category_title' => 'no', 'yes'
   
       // Add the 'no-follow' attribute to all widget links.
       'nofollow_links' => 'no' | 'yes'
       Example: Show last 5 posts in random order filtering by category IDs 3 and 7. (PHP mode)
   
       <?php
       // Defining widget options.
       $args = array(
       	'post_limit'       => 5,
       	'post_random'      => 'yes',
       	'category_include' => 3, 7
       );
       ```
   
 * I’ve tried other recent post plugins but they aren’t as flexible as this one.
   See it in use on the front page under “Newsworthy” here: [http://www.idylwood.org](http://www.idylwood.org)
    -  This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/).
      Reason: Edit typo
    -  This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/).
    -  This topic was modified 9 years, 3 months ago by [jonimueller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jonimueller/).

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