Shortcodes

A shortcode is akin to a shortcut to add features to your website that would typically require lots of complicated computer code and technical ability.

A shortcode is written inside two square brackets. For example, the [youtube] shortcode can be used to embed any public YouTube video into any page or post.

Below you’ll find a list of all the shortcodes available on WordPress.com. In addition, many third-party plugins (which you can install on the WordPress.com Pro plan or the legacy Business and eCommerce plans) use shortcodes too.

You can read the specific instructions for assembling the shortcode, then add the shortcode to any page or post using a shortcode block.

Table of Contents

1. Video
2. Audio
3. Images and Documents
4. Miscellaneous

Video

• [archiveorg] embeds a video from The Internet Archive. » Full instructions
• [dailymotion] embeds a DailyMotion video. » Full instructions
• [flickr] embeds a Flickr video. » Full instructions
• [kickstarter] embeds a Kickstarter video. » Full instructions
• [ted] embeds a TED Talks video. » Full instructions
• [twitchtv] embeds a Twitch.tv stream. » Full instructions
• [vimeo] embeds a Vimeo video. » Full instructions
• [wpvideo] embeds a VideoPress video. » Full instructions
• [youtube] embeds a YouTube video. » Full instructions

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Audio

• [8tracks] embeds music from 8tracks. » Full instructions
• [audio] displays uploaded audio file as an audio player.» Full instructions
• [bandcamp] embeds music from Bandcamp. » Full instructions
• [playlist] displays a playlist for uploaded uploaded audio files.» Full instructions
• [soundcloud] embeds audio from SoundCloud. » Full instructions
• [spotify] embeds music from Spotify. » Full instructions

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Images and Documents

• [instagram] embeds an image from Instagram. » Full instructions
• [presentation] embeds a slideshow presentation. » Full instructions
• [scribd] embeds a document/file from Scribd. » Full instructions
• [slideshare] embeds a slideshow from Slideshare.net. » Full instructions
• [slideshow] embeds a slideshow of uploaded photos. » Full instructions
• [vr] embeds 360° photos and panoramas for use with VR headsets. » Full instructions

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Miscellaneous

Useful shortcodes for adding a blog archive index, contact form, polls, and more.

• [archives] displays an archive index of your blog posts. » Full instructions
• [beermenus] embeds a menu from BeerMenus. » Full instructions
• [blog_subscription_form] embeds a subscription form allowing people to sign up for email updates » Full instructions
• [code] or [sourcecode] preserves the formatting of source code. » Full instructions
• [contact-form] adds a contact form to your page. » Full instructions
• [display-posts] lets you list posts of a specific category, author, or tag » Full instructions
• [gist]embeds GitHub Gist code snippets. » Full instructions
• [gravatar] shows a Gravatar image from an email address. » Full instructions
• [list-pages] lets you list pages, sibling pages, and child pages. » Full instructions
• [portfolio]embeds Portfolio projects. » Full instructions
• [quiz] embeds a multiple choice quiz» Full instructions
• [recipe] formats a recipe with basic metadata and an option to print. » Full instructions
• [rss] embeds RSS feed from a specified URL, e.g. a news feed. » Full instructions
• [sitemap]generates a sitemap of your site’s pages » Full instructions
• [tlkio] adds a Tlk.io channel to your post or page. » Full instructions
• [twitter-timeline] embed a Twitter timeline. » Full instructions
• [upcomingevents] displays an iCalendar Feed URL in a list. » Full instructions
• [wufoo] embeds a Wufoo form. » Full instructions