Differences between the Dynamic Shortcodes plugin and the Dynamic Data feature in Bricks

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Bricks, Elementor, Elementor Pro, Gutenberg (beta), FSE (beta), Oxygen, Breakdance, Classic Editor

Bricks

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Post Field

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​{post:field-name}

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Fallback Value

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​{post:field-name?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

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You can use any PHP function
​{post:title|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{post:title|strtoupper|substr(0,7)}

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Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

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​{post:title @ID=23}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{post:title @ID={acf:field}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{post:field-one} {post:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

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​{if:{post:coupon-is-active} 'The code is ABC' 'No coupon available'}

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-field {post:field-name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Current Date

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​{date:now}

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Past Date

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​{date:'- 1 week'}

Future Date

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​{date:'+ 2 hours'}

Format Date

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​{date:now @format='Ymd'}

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Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{date:{post:date-modified} @format='Ymd'}

Calculations between dates

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​{date:{acf:start_date} @ sub={timedelta:@days=1 hours=2}}
Remove '1 day and 2 hours' from the start_date field

Date Comparisons

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{if:{gt:{date:{acf:start_date}@fmt=U} {date:now@fmt=U}}

[Registration opens on {acf:start_date}]

}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a User Field

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​{user:field-name}

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Fallback Value

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​{user:field-name?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

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You can use any PHP function
​{user:display_name|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{user:display_name|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

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Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

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​{user:display_name @ID=23}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{user:display_name @ID={acf:field}}

🔴

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{user:field-one} {user:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

🔴

Conditions

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​{if:{user:vip} '20% discount for you'}

🔴

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-field {user:field-name}}

🔴

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Media field

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​{media:description @ID=23}

🔴 Not available

Fallback Value

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​{media:description @ID=23?'Another value'}

🔴 Not available

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{media:image @ID={post:featured-image-id}}

🔴 Not available

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Term Field

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​{term:field-name}

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Fallback Value

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​{term:field-name?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

🟢
You can use any PHP function
​{term:name|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{term:name|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

🟡
Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

🟢
​{term:name @ID=23}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{term:name @ID={acf:field}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{term:field-one} {term:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

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​{if:{term:discount} '20% OFF'}

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-field {term:field-name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve an Option Field

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​{option:name}

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Limited to some 'site' fields

Fallback Value

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​{option:name?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

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You can use any PHP function
​{option:name|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{option:name|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}
​

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Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{option:name-one} {acf:field}}
Sum two fields, even with different shortcodes

Conditions

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​{if:{option:discount} '20% OFF'}

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-option {option:name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Field

🟢
​{acf:field-name}

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Fallback Value

🟢
​{acf:field?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

🟢
You can use any PHP function
​{acf:field|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{acf:field|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

🟡
Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

🟢
​{acf:field @ID=23}

Retrieve the Field from user

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​{acf:field @user}

Retrieve the field from term

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​{acf:field @term}

Retrieve the field from option

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​{acf:field @option}

ACF Loop for ACF Repeater, Flexible Content

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​{acf-loop:repeater-name {acf:field}}

🔴

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{acf:{param-get:field-selected}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{acf:field-one} {acf:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

🟢
​{if:{acf:discount} '20% OFF'}

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-field {acf:name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Field

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​{jet:field-name}

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Fallback Value

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​{jet:field?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

🟢
You can use any PHP function
​{jet:field|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{jet:field|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

🟡
Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

🟢
​{jet:field @ID=23}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{jet:field @ID={jet:another-field}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{jet:field-one} {jet:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

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​{if:{jet:discount} '20% OFF'}

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-field {jet:name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Field

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​{metabox:field-name}

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Fallback Value

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​{metabox:field?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

🟢
You can use any PHP function
​{metabox:field|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{metabox:field|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

🟡
Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

🟢
​{metabox:field @ID=23}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{metabox:field @ID={metabox:another-field}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{metabox:field-one} {metabox:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

🟢
​{if:{metabox:discount} '20% OFF'}

Cache the result

🟢
​{cache:my-field {metabox:name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Field

🟢
​{toolset:field-name}

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Fallback Value

🟢
​{toolset:field?'Another value'}

🟢

Add a Filter

🟢
You can use any PHP function
​{toolset:field|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{toolset:field|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

🟡
Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

🟢
​{toolset:field @ID=23}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{toolset:field @ID={toolset:another-field}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{toolset:field-one} {toolset:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

🟢
​{if:{toolset:discount} '20% OFF'}

Cache the result

🟢
​{cache:my-field {toolset:name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Field

🔴 Not available

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Fallback Value

🔴 Not available

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Add a Filter

🔴 ​Not available

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Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Field

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​{pods:field-name}

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Fallback Value

🟢
​{pods:field?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

🟢
You can use any PHP function
​{pods:field|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{pods:field|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

🟡
Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

🟢
​{pods:field @ID=23}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

🟢
​{pods:field @ID={pods:another-field}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{pods:field-one} {pods:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

🟢
​{if:{pods:discount} '20% OFF'}

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-field {pods:name}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a Field

🟢
​{woo:field-name}

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Fallback Value

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​{woo:field?'Another value'}

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Add a Filter

🟢
You can use any PHP function
​{woo:field|strtoupper}
​
You can also apply as many filters as you like
​{woo:field|strtoupper|substr(0, 7)}

🟡
Limited to some filters. You can only apply one filter at a time.

Retrieve the field from another ID

🟢
​{woo:field @ID=23}

Retrieve Woo Attributes

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​{woo:attributes}

Retrieve Woo Variations

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​{woo:variations}

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{woo:field @ID={woo:another-field}}

Arithmetic calculations

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​{+:{woo:field-one} {woo:field-two}}
Sum the first and second fields

Conditions

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​{if:{gt:{woo:size} 200} 'BIG Product'}

Cache the result

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​{cache:my-variations {woo:variations}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve a WordPress Shortcode

🟢
​​{wp-shortcode:gallery @ ids="1,2,3" size="medium"}

is equivalent to the WordPress Shortcode
​

[gallery ids="1,2,3" size="medium"]

🔴 Not available

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

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​{wp-shortcode:gallery @ ids="1,2,3" size={acf:gallery-size}}​

🔴 Not available

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Retrieve Posts

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​{query:posts}

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Retrieve Posts with a custom Query

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​{query:posts@tag="health,fitness"}

Performs a query on posts tagged with either 'health' or 'fitness'

Retrieve Users

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​{query:users}​

Retrieve Users with a custom Query

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​{query:users@role__not_in={array:administrator editor}}

Performs a query on users, excluding users with 'administrator' or 'editor' roles

Retrieve Terms

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​{query:terms}

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Retrieve Terms with a custom Query

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​{query:terms@taxonomy='category'}

Retrieve all terms in the category taxonomy

Dynamic values can be used within other Dynamic values

🟢
​{query:users@role__not_in={acf:roles}}

Cache the result

🟢
​{cache:latest_articles
{query:posts@posts_per_page=50}
@expiration="1 hour"
}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

GET Parameters (URL)

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​{param-get:key}

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POST Parameters

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{param-post:key}

🔴

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Call a PHP function

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​{call:function_name}

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Passing arguments to the PHP function

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{call:function_name parameter_1}

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Passing dynamic arguments to the PHP function

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​{call:function_name {acf:field_1}}

Dynamic Shortcodes

Dynamic Data

Run action hooks

🔴 ​Not available

🟢