Title: TK Shortcode Link Author: Clifford Paulick Published: August 19, 2013 Last modified: March 6, 2019 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/tk-shortcode-link.svg) # TK Shortcode Link By [Clifford Paulick](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cliffpaulick/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tk-shortcode-link.1.2.1.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tk-shortcode-link/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tk-shortcode-link/#reviews) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tk-shortcode-link/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/) ## Description Create links with a shortcode. Comes in handy in places where HTML tags aren’t allowed and/or keep getting encoded or something. Basically, just a utility plugin. #### Accepts 3 parameters: * url * target (automatically adds the leading underscore) * class #### Examples: * `[tklink url="https://www.nike.com/"]Just do it[/tklink]` - Outputs: `Just do it` * `[tklink url="https://www.wordpress.org/"][/tklink]` - Outputs: `https://www. wordpress.org/` * `[tklink url="https://www.google.com/" class="googlie" target="blank"]A googglie Google link that will open in a new tab[/tklink]` - Outputs: `A googglie Google link that will open in a new tab` Developers may contribute at https://github.com/cliffordp/tk-shortcode-link #### FYI: * All links have a class of `tklink` added unless you specify your own class per link (see examples above) * No styling of `tklink` or otherwise is added via this plugin. * If you don’t know what classes are, you can ignore. It’s for styling (i.e. look and feel). ## FAQ **Any known incompatibilities?** It shouldn’t conflict with any other themes or plugins and may have duplicate functionality of something else you already have. What if I find an error? Please follow these steps to troubleshoot: 1. Disable all other plugins 2. Activate one of the default WordPress themes (e.g. Twenty Nineteen) 3. Enable WP_DEBUG in wp-config.php. If you no longer have an error, your issue is not with this plugin. If you definitely have an issue with this plugin, please submit a detailed explanation and/or screenshot under this plugin’s Support tab on WordPress.org. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2545a7303249514cf1c2b6a008be715d7c7a9a346a81f965021473a4b6edc414? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-3499/)󠁿 [tqhung85](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tqhung85/) April 10, 2019 Good plugin. It is the only plugin that provides the function I was looking for. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “TK Shortcode Link” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Clifford Paulick ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cliffpaulick/) [Translate “TK Shortcode Link” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tk-shortcode-link) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tk-shortcode-link/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/tk-shortcode-link/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tk-shortcode-link/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tk-shortcode-link/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.1 * March 5, 2019 * Now passes the shortcode name to `shortcode_atts()` to allow filtering this plugin’s shortcode. * Now escapes additional output. * Now displays the URL as the anchor text if the shortcode’s content is empty. ( Still requires the closing shortcode tag.) * Fix capability required to display error message. * License changed from GPLv2+ to GPLv3+. * Readme compatibility changed to WordPress version 5.1 #### 1.2 * April 28, 2015 * Readme compatibility changed to WordPress version 4.2.1 #### 1.1 * August 30, 2013 * Now uses `tklink` instead of `link` due to being too generic (e.g. conflicts with PageLines Theme) * **You MUST change any and all existing shortcodes manually.** This should not have to change again. #### 1.0 * August 19, 2013 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.2.1** * Last updated **7 years ago** * Active installations **40+** * WordPress version ** 2.5.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.1.22** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tk-shortcode-link/) * Tags * [link](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link/)[shortcode](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/) [target](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/target/)[utility](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/utility/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tk-shortcode-link/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tk-shortcode-link/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Clifford Paulick ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cliffpaulick/) ## Support Got something to say? 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