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Post List – Shortcode Parameters

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


Shortcode #

[tag_groups_post_list]

Example #

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

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.

Parameters #

Tags and Terms #

taxonomy #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
comma-separated list of taxonomy namesTaxonomies 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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringORoperator="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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
comma-separated list of integersempty (=all)include=1,5,9

Posts #

author #

Filter by author.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
author ID or comma-separated list of IDsoffauthor=1,3

cat #

Filter by category.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
category IDoffcat=5

caching_time #

Time in minutes that results remain in the cache.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
integer10caching_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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
integer5posts_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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
integer0pager=2

pager_position #

  • top
  • bottom
  • both
accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringbottompager_position=both

orderby #

Which field to use for sorting.

optiondescription
author 
date 
modified 
title 
comment_count 
accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringdateorderby=title

order #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringDESCorder=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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
0 or 10display_amount=1

Filter by a search term

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringemptysearch=hello

tag #

Filter by a tag slug.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringemptytag=my-tag

tag__and #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
comma-separated list of tag IDsemptytag__and=12,45

tag__in #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
comma-separated list of tag IDsemptytag__in=12,45

tag__not_in #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
comma-separated list of tag IDsemptytag__not_in=12,45

tag_id #

Filter by a tag ID.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
integeremptytag_id=10

tag_slug__and #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
comma-separated list of tag slugsemptytag_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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
comma-separated list of tag slugsemptytag_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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringsee belowtemplate='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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
string“Nothing found.”message_nothing_found=""

message_load_more #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
string“Load more”message_load_more=""

message_go_back #

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

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
string“Go back”message_go_back=""

message_amount_singular #

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

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

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 valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringemptydiv_class=“change-pointer”

article_class #

Define a class for the enclosing <article>.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringtg-postarticle_class=“make-it-dark”