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TK Shortcode Link

Description

Create links with a shortcode. Comes in handy in places where HTML tags aren’t allowed and/or keep getting encoded or something.

Basically, just a utility plugin.

Accepts 3 parameters:

  • url
  • target (automatically adds the leading underscore)
  • class

Examples:

  • [tklink url="https://www.nike.com/"]Just do it[/tklink]
    • Outputs: <a class="tklink" href="https://www.nike.com/">Just do it</a>
  • [tklink url="https://www.wordpress.org/"][/tklink]
    • Outputs: <a class="tklink" href="https://www.wordpress.org/">https://www.wordpress.org/</a>
  • [tklink url="https://www.google.com/" class="googlie" target="blank"]A googglie Google link that will open in a new tab[/tklink]
    • Outputs: <a class="googlie" href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">A googglie Google link that will open in a new tab</a>

Developers may contribute at https://github.com/cliffordp/tk-shortcode-link

FYI:

  • All links have a class of tklink added unless you specify your own class per link (see examples above)
  • No styling of tklink or otherwise is added via this plugin.
  • If you don’t know what classes are, you can ignore. It’s for styling (i.e. look and feel).

FAQ

Any known incompatibilities?

It shouldn’t conflict with any other themes or plugins and may have duplicate functionality of something else you already have.

What if I find an error?

Please follow these steps to troubleshoot:

  1. Disable all other plugins
  2. Activate one of the default WordPress themes (e.g. Twenty Nineteen)
  3. Enable WP_DEBUG in wp-config.php.

If you no longer have an error, your issue is not with this plugin.

If you definitely have an issue with this plugin, please submit a detailed explanation and/or screenshot under this plugin’s Support tab on WordPress.org.

Reviews

April 10, 2019
Good plugin. It is the only plugin that provides the function I was looking for.
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Contributors & Developers

“TK Shortcode Link” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.2.1

  • March 5, 2019
  • Now passes the shortcode name to shortcode_atts() to allow filtering this plugin’s shortcode.
  • Now escapes additional output.
  • Now displays the URL as the anchor text if the shortcode’s content is empty. (Still requires the closing shortcode tag.)
  • Fix capability required to display error message.
  • License changed from GPLv2+ to GPLv3+.
  • Readme compatibility changed to WordPress version 5.1

1.2

  • April 28, 2015
  • Readme compatibility changed to WordPress version 4.2.1

1.1

  • August 30, 2013
  • Now uses tklink instead of link due to being too generic (e.g. conflicts with PageLines Theme)
  • You MUST change any and all existing shortcodes manually. This should not have to change again.

1.0

  • August 19, 2013
  • Initial release