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Option - Dynamic Shortcodes

Explore the Option Dynamic Shortcode to fetch and display site options.

Updated over 11 months ago

The Option Dynamic Shortcode in WordPress enables the retrieval and display of various website options.

Syntax

{option:key}
  • key: The name of the site option to retrieve.

Note

The Option shortcode returns the raw option value. No formatting or escaping is applied.

Examples

  1. Basic Usage

    {option:siteurl}

    Retrieves the 'siteurl' option from WordPress settings.

  2. With Fallback Value:

    {option:nonexistent_option?https://fallbacksite.com}

    Attempts to fetch 'nonexistent_option'. If not found, defaults to 'https://fallbacksite.com'.

Special Privileges

For security reasons, only a whitelist of options can be accessed normally.

To access any option, you must use the Option Shortcode inside a Power Shortcode.
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The following options can be accessed normally:

  • siteurl

  • home

  • blogname

  • blogdescription

  • start_of_week

  • posts_per_page

  • date_format

  • time_format

  • timezone_string

  • sticky_posts

  • www_user_roles

  • thumbnail_size_h

  • thumbnail_size_w

  • users_can_register

  • avatar_default

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