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Shortcode Item Updated
Display content update dates with a shortcode. Imports for Code Snippets and FluentSnippets, plus PHP to paste.
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Manage featured images directly in Quick Edit. Import the JSON into Code Snippets, then activate it explicitly.
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These examples were checked against the listed plugin sources. Paste PHP without an opening PHP tag into your snippet manager; adapt custom post types and styling as needed. Load registration early enough for the filters to take effect.
Shortcode Item Updated · v2.3.1
A structured last-updated date
Use ISO dates and semantic HTML by default. Explicit shortcode attributes still take precedence.
PHP · run everywhere · plugin requiredView code & sources
add_filter( 'siu_filter_shortcode_defaults', static function ( $defaults ) {
$defaults['semantic'] = 'yes';
$defaults['date_format'] = 'iso';
return $defaults;
} );Shortcode Item Updated · v2.3.1
Give the update date a wrapper
Add a CSS class for styling while leaving plain-text output unchanged. Style the wrapper with your own CSS.
PHP · run everywhere · plugin requiredView code & sources
add_filter( 'siu_filter_shortcode_item_updated', static function ( $output, $atts ) {
if ( 'text' === strtolower( $atts['output'] ) ) {
return $output;
}
return '<div class="update-note">' . $output . '</div>';
}, 10, 2 );Quick Edit Featured Image · v1.4.2
Exclude a post type from Quick Edit
Hide featured-image Quick Edit for the custom post type “book”, preserving existing exclusions. Replace book with your registered post type.
PHP · administration only · plugin requiredView code & sources
add_filter( 'ddw/quick_edit/post_types_disable', static function ( $types ) {
$types[] = 'book';
return array_values( array_unique( $types ) );
} );Post Author Taxonomy · v1.4.2
Authors for your custom post types
Register the author taxonomy for “book” as well. The post type must already exist; this example does not create it. Prefer the plugin’s settings for ordinary configuration.
PHP · everywhere · register before init · plugin requiredView code & sources
add_filter( 'pat/taxonomy/post-types', static function ( $types ) {
$types[] = 'book';
return array_values( array_unique( $types ) );
} );Bricks QuickNav · v2.0.2
Hide the child-theme toolbar entry
Remove only the child-theme entry from the Bricks toolbar. All other navigation remains available. Useful as a site-wide configuration.
PHP · administration only · plugin and Bricks requiredView code & sources
add_filter( 'ddw/quicknav/bricks_child_theme', '__return_false' );Builder Shortcode Extras · v1.3.2
Opt into builder shortcodes in the admin
Explicitly allow the plugin’s shortcodes to run in the administration area. Enable only when your admin view needs this and the referenced content belongs there.
PHP · administration only · plugin required · advancedView code & sources
add_filter( 'bse/filter/shortcodes_in_admin', '__return_true' );03 · OPEN SOURCE · GPL
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