Let’s say your client is a restaurant chain and has an “Outlet” custom post type with “City” taxonomy. You need to show outlets in specific cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With shortcode, it’s very simple to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the code to enable that shortcode is as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the primary reason<\/strong>. If you are developing a theme to sell, then it’s understandable to invest in the time for a custom block<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But if it’s a custom theme for a specific client that you will only use in 1 or a few pages, just create a Shortcode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One common example is a Newsletter form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That form likely to stay intact for years to come. So there’s little benefit of having it as an editable block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe you only change the introduction message, but that can be solved by mixing it up with other blocks<\/strong> like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since you can’t put a block in a Widget (at least not yet), having a shortcode means not doing double work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example the Newsletter shortcode we made above can easily be reused inside a widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shortcode is still a great tool to have in your arsenal. From my experience, it’s simple enough for clients to understand. The worst thing that can happen is a typo which they will realize after checking how the site looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pixelstudio.id\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shortcode-block-sample.jpg\")
add_shortcode( 'outlet', 'shortcode_outlets' );\n\n\nfunction<\/em>\u00a0shortcode_outlets(\u00a0$atts,\u00a0$content\u00a0=\u00a0null\u00a0)\u00a0{\n\u00a0\u00a0\/\/\u00a0set\u00a0default\u00a0attribute\n\u00a0\u00a0$atts\u00a0=\u00a0shortcode_atts([\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'city'\u00a0=>\u00a0''\n\u00a0\u00a0],\u00a0$atts);\n\n\u00a0\u00a0$outlets\u00a0=\u00a0get_posts([\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'post_type'\u00a0=>\u00a0'outlet',\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'posts_per_page'\u00a0=>\u00a0$atts['city']\u00a0?\u00a0'-1'\u00a0:\u00a0'6',\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'tax_query'\u00a0=>\u00a0$atts['city']\u00a0?\u00a0[[\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'taxonomy'\u00a0=>\u00a0'city',\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'field'\u00a0=>\u00a0'slug',\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'terms'\u00a0=>\u00a0$atts['city'],\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'operator'\u00a0=>\u00a0'IN'\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0]]\u00a0:\u00a0[];\n\u00a0\u00a0]);\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\/\/\u00a0create\u00a0data\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0passed\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0template\n\u00a0\u00a0$args\u00a0=\u00a0[\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0'outlets'\u00a0=>\u00a0$outlets\n\u00a0\u00a0];\n\n\u00a0\u00a0ob_start();\n\u00a0\u00a0get_template_part(\u00a0'shortcodes\/outlets',\u00a0'',\u00a0$args\u00a0);\n\u00a0\u00a0return\u00a0ob_get_clean();\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<?php\n\n$html\u00a0=\u00a0'';\n\nforeach(\u00a0$args['outlets']\u00a0as\u00a0$o\u00a0)\u00a0{\n\u00a0\u00a0$thumbnail\u00a0=\u00a0get_the_post_thumbnail(\u00a0$o\u00a0);\n\u00a0\u00a0$title\u00a0=\u00a0$o->post_title;\n\u00a0\u00a0$link\u00a0=\u00a0get_permalink(\u00a0$o\u00a0);\n\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\u00a0$html\u00a0.=\u00a0\"<li>\u00a0<a\u00a0href='{$link}'>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0{$thumbnail}\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<h4>{$title}<\/h4>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\";\n}\u00a0?>\n\n<ul\u00a0class=\"outlet-list\">\n\u00a0\u00a0<?php\u00a0echo\u00a0$html;\u00a0?>\n<\/ul><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n2. You Need it Quick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. The Content Rarely Changed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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4. You Also Want to Use It In a Widget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n