Shortcode UI

Quick presentation given at the Tucson WordPress Meetup

Transcript

1. SHORTCODE UI Tucson WordPress Meetup 09/22/2016
2. WHEN? WHERE? WHY?
3. APPEAL OF SHORTCODES ➤ consistent ➤ reusable ➤ chunks of HTML that won’t get borked by the WYSIWYG editor
4. SHORTCODE EXAMPLES ➤ layout ➤ addresses ➤ global site data ➤ anti-spam treatment ➤ inline tweets ➤ recent posts ➤ amazon affiliate embeds ➤ etc.
6. SHORTCODES CAN GET UNWIELDY ➤ Add Shortcodes via custom TinyMCE buttons
 (HOWTO)
7. SHORTCODES VIA TINYMCE BUTTONS ➤ PRO:
 Control over attributes ➤ CON:
 Still text in the editor
8. ENTER SHORTCAKE (Shortcode UI)
10. ➤ Shortcode = normal shortcode ➤ Shortcake = UI-enabled shortcode
11. SHORTCAKE ➤ The Shortcake plugin addresses the still text in the editor issue.
13. COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY
14. COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY ➤ Developers can build a nice user interface for the shortcodes they include in themes and/or plugins. ➤ They can require/validate/sanitize data as parameters for these shortcodes. And…
15. COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY (CONT’D) ➤ Content Editors gain a much better user experience because the shortcake is rendered in the editor just as it would appear in the front-end of the site.
16. COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY (CONT’D) ➤ Looking for Work? ➤ Looking for a Shortcode Pastry Chef? Use our Meetup’s discussion board
17. “ I’m embarrassingly excited about Shortcake. -@bishless
18. LINKS ➤ Shortcake (Shortcode UI) on WP .org | Github ➤ Shortcake Bakery ➤ Shortcake: A UI for WordPress Shortcodes - WP Tavern ➤ Shortcake Is Now a WordPress Feature Plugin - WP Tavern