Title: Literal Shortcode
Author: Luke Mlsna
Published: April 3, 2012
Last modified: January 1, 2013
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# Literal Shortcode
By [Luke Mlsna](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bitacre/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/literal-shortcode.1.0.0.zip)
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* [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/literal-shortcode/#installation)
* [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/literal-shortcode/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/literal-shortcode/)
## Description
A shortcode used to display other shortcodes, html tags, and ascii characters without
having them reverted by the WYSIWYG editor. Does [ ], < >, and custom chr codes
with several easy to remember shortcodes for each.
### Readme Generator
* This plugin’s readme.txt file was generated by the [bitacre Readme Generator](http://shinraholdings.com/project/readme-gen)
for WordPress Plugins.
### Support
* [Plugin Homepage](http://shinraholdings.com/plugins/literal-shortcode)
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### Donations
[Donations](http://shinraholdings.com/donate) are graciously accepted to support
the continued development and maintenance of this and other plugins. We currently
accept Paypal and kind words.
## Screenshots
* [[
* It’s a shortcode, you can’t really do it justice with a screenshot, so here’s
a picture of Maru the cat.
## Installation
1. Download the latest zip file and extract the `literal-shortcode` directory.
2. Upload this directory inside your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
3. Activate ‘Literal Shortcode’ on the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
4. Insert the shortcode in a post or page (replacing category-slug with an acutal
slug name) to return the number of posts in that category.
## FAQ
How do I add this into my posts?
To display the shortcode `[gallery]` without invoking it, you would type [brace]
gallery[/brace].
If you need opening AND closing shortcodes, you’ll have to do it twice. So, to display`[
flv]uploads/maru.flv[/flv]` without invoking it, you would type [brace]/flv[/brace]
uploads/maru.flv[brace]flv[/brace].
To display the html tag `` without invoking it, you would type [arrow]div[/
arrow].
To insert a custom ascii character, you would type [chr num=”##”] where ## is the
character code you want to print.
Why did you make this?
I have a WordPress blog about WordPress stuff (very meta), so it’s helpful to be
able to display code like this without having it executed, or reverted by the editor.
Can I change the shortcode?
Yes, just open `literal-shortcode.php` and add or change what text you want to trigger
the shortcode in on of the arrays near the bottom. If this gets any kind of popularity,
I’ll make that easier by adding an options page.
Can you add this feature I just thought of?
Can I? Yes. Will I? Yes, if I think it would be a helpful addition. I’m trying to
keep things clean and simple, but there’s always room for improvement, so let me
know if you think a feature is lacking!
## Reviews
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## Contributors & Developers
“Literal Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Luke Mlsna ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bitacre/)
[Translate “Literal Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/literal-shortcode)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/literal-shortcode/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/literal-shortcode/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/literal-shortcode/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/literal-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.0.0
* First released version.
* There may still be bugs, but I can’t find any.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.0**
* Last updated **13 years ago**
* Active installations **10+**
* WordPress version ** 2.8 or higher **
* Tested up to **3.5.2**
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/literal-shortcode/)
* Tags
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[echo](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/echo/)[shortcode](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
[tag](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tag/)
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## Contributors
* [ Luke Mlsna ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bitacre/)
## Support
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