Shortcodes
Slate comes included with a number of shortcodes to make accessing theme features easier when creating your blog posts.
Slate includes a number of shortcodes which can be inserted into post and pages to enhance your content. These shortcodes are easily accessed via a post editor. Further information on shortcodes and their usage can be found in the provided documentation.
Progress Bar
The Progress Bar shortcode can be used to show the current status of a task. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
This shortcode includes a customization options for the accent color, label and status percentage. Any number of Percentage Bars can be added in series or by itself.
Accordion
The Progress Bar shortcode can be used to display secondary content which can be shown or hidden via user input. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
Example Title
Example Title
Example Title (Open Default)
This shortcode includes a customization options for the title and its default state (open or closed). Any number of Accordions can be added in series or by itself.
Button
The Button shortcode can be used to display call to action type buttons. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
Standard Large Extra LargeThese buttons can be set to three different sizes of Standard, Large, and Extra Large. They can also contain a FontAwesome icon as demonstrated below.
Label Label LabelAs well as inline, these buttons can be set to block or centered. A centered button is idle for CTA (Call-to-Action) uses. A button link can also be set to open within a new tab, opposed to the active tab. Below is an example of a centered button.
Center ButtonThis shortcode includes a customization options for the label, icons, accent color, size, and button style (rounded corners etc.). Any number of Buttons can be added in series or by itself.
Status Message
The Status Message shortcode can be used to display notifications. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
Status Title
Status Title
This shortcode includes a customization options for the title, associated icon, and notification style (Error, Success, Info etc). Any number of Status Messages can be added in series or by itself.
Annotation
The Annotation shortcode can be used to annotate text to images, text, tables, and other content types. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
Annotation Title
Annotation Text
This shortcode includes a customization options for the title, and annotation message. Any number of Status Messages can be added in series or by itself.
Block & Pull Quote
The Block Quote and Pull Quote shortcodes can be for easy access to quote formatting. Below is an example of these shortcodes in use with some dummy contents.
I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.
— Ken Venturi
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Columns
The Columns shortcode can be used to split the single contents column into multiple columns. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
Two Columns
Four Columns
Six Columns
Tabs
The Tabs shortcode can be used to display related secondary content into tabbed containers. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
This shortcode includes a customization options for the title and its contents. Any number of Tabs can be added to a single container, and multiple containers can be used throughout the post or page.
Contrast Block
The Contrast Block shortcode can be used to display content with an opposite contrast to the default post contents. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
This shortcode can include all standard post format types – as examples block quotes, headers, and images.
Full Width Block
The Full Width shortcode can be used to display content with its width filling the availble space. Below is an example this shortcode in use.
This shortcode is primarily designed for images – but does provide support for other content types which would take advantage of the increased space.
Content Embeds
In addition to the included shortcodes, Koala fully supports the WordPress third-party service embeds, such as Twitter, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook etc. More information on these embeds and their usage can be found within the WordPress documentation.
