The Shortcode API
WordPress 2.5 is out, along with a new design for the admin UI and wordpress.org web site.
One little detail Textpattern folks might recognise: the Shortcode API, a new library for building simple [template] tags for post content, which is very similar to the txp template parser.
No prizes for guessing which Automattician snuck that one in.
30 March 2008, 08:20 by Alex ·
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I didn’t realize WordPress was getting this until I read the announcement today. This is great news! It’s one of the things I miss most from my Textpattern days.
— Matt Thomas Mar 30, 10:24 am #
Don’t get too excited MT – it’s for shortcodes only, not theme templates. The only built-in shortcode in 2.5 is [gallery], for the new image gallery feature. I’ll be interested to see what others plugin developers come up with.
I’ve been slowly noodling with some code for txp-style theme templates in WordPress (that’s where I cribbed the code for the Shortcode API). I guess I know who to enlist to help pitch it if ever I get around to making it work :)
— Alex Mar 30, 05:04 pm #