Post List – Shortcode Parameters

This is a guide to using shortcodes to display the “Post List” feature in the Tag Groups Pro plugin.

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Shortcode #

[tag_groups_post_list]

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Example #

[tag_groups_post_list include=1,2,3,5 display_amount=1]

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Data Types #

• string: A text. For identifiers that won’t be visible to visitors you often have to replace spaces with _ or -. If the string contains spaces, you need to wrap it in quotes.
• integer: A number without decimal places.
• 0 or 1: 0 turns the feature off and 1 on.

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Parameters #

Tags and Terms #

taxonomy #

Restrict the tags only to these taxonomies. Available are only taxonomies that have been activated in the Settings.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
comma-separated list of taxonomy names	Taxonomies selected in the settings under “Basics”.	taxonomy=post_tag,product_tag

operator #

How the tags should be logically connected. Possible values are “OR” (At least one group matches.) or “AND” (All groups match.).

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	OR	operator="AND"

Tag Groups #

include #

Tag groups that will be selectable by visitors. In the short code you use the IDs, which you find in the left column in the list of groups. Empty or not used means that all tag groups will be used.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
comma-separated list of integers	empty (=all)	include=1,5,9

Posts #

author #

Filter by author.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
author ID or comma-separated list of IDs	off	author=1,3

cat #

Filter by category.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
category ID	off	cat=5

caching_time #

Time in minutes that results remain in the cache.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
integer	10	caching_time=10

posts_per_page #

How many posts appear under the filter. Use -1 to show all.

Please note that high numbers of posts may impact the performance.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
integer	5	posts_per_page=10

pager #

• 0: off
• 1: Simple pager; visitors can load the next or previous page.
• 2: Pagination; visitors can click on a page number

It is also possible to use the cursor keys left and right to flip through pages.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
integer	0	pager=2

pager_position #

• top
• bottom
• both

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	bottom	pager_position=both

orderby #

Which field to use for sorting.

option	description
author
date
modified
title
comment_count

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	date	orderby=title

order #

Whether to sort the posts in ascending or descending order. Ascending order also means from oldest to newest.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	DESC	order=asc

display_amount #

Whether to display a line that shows the total amount of posts. This message appears only if the number is greater than zero.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
0 or 1	0	display_amount=1

search #

Filter by a search term

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	empty	search=hello

tag #

Filter by a tag slug.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	empty	tag=my-tag

tag__and #

Filter by a list of tag IDs. Combine them with “and”.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
comma-separated list of tag IDs	empty	tag__and=12,45

tag__in #

Filter by a list of tag IDs. Combine them with “or”. (“in” a set of tags)

accepted values	default	example shortcode
comma-separated list of tag IDs	empty	tag__in=12,45

tag__not_in #

Filter by a list of tag IDs. Combine them with “nor”. (“not in” a set of tags)

accepted values	default	example shortcode
comma-separated list of tag IDs	empty	tag__not_in=12,45

tag_id #

Filter by a tag ID.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
integer	empty	tag_id=10

tag_slug__and #

Filter by a list of tag slugs. Combine them with “and”.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
comma-separated list of tag slugs	empty	tag_slug__and=my-tag,your-tag

tag_slug__in #

Filter by a list of tag slugs. Combine them with “or”. (“in” a set of tags)

accepted values	default	example shortcode
comma-separated list of tag slugs	empty	tag_slug__in=my-tag,your-tag

template #

HTML code that contains some placeholders. If you use only one template on your entire website, it is recommended to leave this parameter empty and edit the default template in the Front End settings.

In order to prevent that WordPress parses the HTML and adds malformed <p></p> tags, it is recommended to encode it before using it.

Possible placeholders are: {post_id}, {post_title}, {post_guid} (link to the post, {post_excerpt} (automatically generated), {post_date}, {post_author}, {image_src} or {image_src|image size} (followed by the dimensions – will create also width and height attributes), {image_alt}, {post_category}, {post_tags}, {custom_field:<name>}

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	see below	template='JTNDZGl2JTIwY2x'

Default template:

<header class="tg-entry-header">
<img src="{image_src|100x100}" alt="{image_alt}" class="tg-entry-image" />
<h3 class="tg-entry-title"><a href="{post_guid}" rel="bookmark">{post_title}</a></h3>
Posted on {post_date} by {post_author}.
<p>{post_category}</p></header>
<div class="tg-entry-content"><p>{post_excerpt}</p></div>

Image sizes

The following formats are possible:

• keywords like “thumbnail”, “medium”, “large” or any custom image size((Custom sizes may be registered by your theme or another plugin.)). This method provides the best performance when loading an image. You can change the sizes in the general Media settings of your WordPress site and then use a plugin such as Regenerate Thumbnails to generate the new sizes.
• width and height, separated by “x”. On both sides you can use numbers (sizes in pixel), percentages or the keyword “auto”. The image loaded by the browser may actually be larger and scaled down.

Examples for the image tag:

<img src=”{image_src|medium}” alt=”{image_alt}” class=”tg-entry-image” />

<img src=”{image_src|100×150}” alt=”{image_alt}” class=”tg-entry-image” />

<img src=”{image_src|100%×auto}” alt=”{image_alt}” class=”tg-entry-image” />

Labels and Messages #

message_nothing_found #

Message to show if no posts were found.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	“Nothing found.”	message_nothing_found=""

message_load_more #

Label of the link to load more posts, if the pager is active.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	“Load more”	message_load_more=""

message_go_back #

Label of the link to go back, if the pager is active.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	“Go back”	message_go_back=""

message_amount_singular #

Message if one post was found, if display_amount is active.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	“1 post found.”	message_amount_singular="One recipe found."

message_amount_plural #

Message if many posts were found, if display_amount is active. May contain the placeholder {count}

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	“{count} posts found.”	message_amount_plural="We found {count} recipes."

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Advanced Styling #

You can set here classes to be referred to in CSS. You need some knowledge of CSS to use these options.

div_class #

Define a class for the <div>.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	empty	div_class=“change-pointer”

article_class #

Define a class for the enclosing <article>.

accepted values	default	example shortcode
string	tg-post	article_class=“make-it-dark”