Shortcodes allow you to embed vidoes from YouTube, tweets from Twitter, and other media across the web directly in to your WordPress-powered site.
What is a shortcode?
A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line. A shortcode is like a shortcut.
Available shortcodes
Video
[ blip.tv ]embeds a Blip.tv video. » Full instructions[ dailymotion ]embeds a DailyMotion video. » Full instructions[ flickr ]embeds a Flickr video. » Full instructions[ ted ]embeds a TED talk. » Full instructions[ vimeo ]embeds a Vimeo video. » Full instructions[ vine ]embeds a Vine video. » Full instructions[ youtube ]embeds a YouTube video. » Full instructions
Audio
[ audio ]displays uploaded audio file as an audio player. Jetpack now uses the shortcode parameters in WordPress Core[ soundcloud ]embeds audio from SoundCloud. » Full instructions[ bandcamp ]embeds audio from Bandcamp. » Full instructions
Images and Documents
[ presentation ]allows you to display a slide presentation on your site. » Full instructions[ scribd ]embeds a document/file from Scribd. » Full instructions[ slideshare ]embeds a slideshow from Slideshare.net. » Full instructions[ gallery type="slideshow" ]allows you to create a slideshow by using the built-in WordPress galleries. » Full instructions- You can also use Jetpack to embed
Google Docs. » Full instructions
Miscellaneous
Shortcodes for adding a blog archive index, contact form, polls, and more.
[ archives ]displays an archive index of your blog posts. » Full instructions[ digg ]displays a Digg sharing button.[ googlemaps ]embeds Google Maps. » Full instructions[ facebook ]embeds Facebook posts. » Full instructions[ polldaddy ]embeds a PollDaddy poll. » Full instructions[ twitter-timeline ]embeds a Twitter Timeline Widget. » Full instructions
