Title: lorem shortcode Author: Per Søderlind Published: December 3, 2010 Last modified: December 12, 2016 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/lorem-shortcode/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=487681) 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/lorem-shortcode_fffffd.svg) # lorem shortcode By [Per Søderlind](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pers/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lorem-shortcode.1.3.3.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/lorem-shortcode/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/lorem-shortcode/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/lorem-shortcode/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/lorem-shortcode/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/) ## Description The plugin contains two shortcodes, `[lorem]` and `[loremimage]`, the `[loremimage]` shortcode can be nested in the `[lorem]` shortcode. The shortcodes generates dummy text and image when needed. #### Usage Add the `[lorem]` and/or `[loremimage]` shortcode to a post or page, or if the [Shortcode UI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-ui/) plugin is installed and activated, in the visual editor, click `Add Media->Insert Post Element->Lorem Ipsum` to add the shortcode. #### Parameters, all are optional **[lorem]** * p=”3″ Number of paragraphs. Default is 5 * l=”7″, Number of lines per paragraph. Default is 3 * align=”right” This tells how you’d like to allign a nested shortcode. There are two alternatives, left or right. Default is right **[loremimage]** The loremimage is created using [http://dummyimage.com/](http://dummyimage.com/), and hence the shortcode supports the same parameters as [http://dummyimage.com/](http://dummyimage.com/). * size=”400×400″ Image size. Default is 300×200 * text=”lorem ipsum” Default is empty * fgcolor=”fff” Image foreground color. Default is “ccc” * bgcolor=”ccc” Image foreground color. Default is “eee” * format=”png”, Image format. Default is “png” I’ve added two additional parameters/values * size=”thumb” This will create a thumbnail, size based on your WordPress image settings. The thumb links to another image and support Lightbox et al (has attribute` rel="lightbox[lorem]"`). * style=”padding:5px;” Adds a style to the loremimage. Default is empty #### Example ``` [lorem p="1" l="20"] [loremimage size="300x300" style="padding:5px;"] [/lorem] ``` For more information and screenshots, please see the [plugin home page](http://soderlind.no/archives/2010/11/17/lorem-shortcode/) ## Screenshots * [[ * Using Shortcode UI, insert `[lorem]` shortcode. * [[ * Using Shortcode UI, edit existing `[lorem]` shortcode. ## Installation #### Requirement * PHP: 5.2.x or newer #### Manual Installation * Upload the files to wp-content/plugins/lorem-shortcode/ * Activate the plugin #### Automatic Installation * On your WordPress blog, open the Dashboard * Go to Plugins->Install New * Search for “lorem shortcode” * Click on install to install the lorem shortcode #### Optional Install the [Shortcode UI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-ui/) plugin and activate it. ## FAQ Where’s the Shortcode UI? You need to install the [Shortcode UI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-ui/) plugin. When the Shortcode UI plugin is installed and activated, in the visual editor, click `Add Media->Insert Post Element->Lorem Ipsum` to add the shortcode. What are shortcodes? Shortcode, a “shortcut to code”, makes it easy to add funtionality to a page or post. When a page with a shortcode is saved, WordPress execute the linked code and embedds the output in the page. Writing your own shortcode plugin * [Smashing Magazine](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/) has a nice (as allways) article about [Mastering WordPress shortcodes](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/02/02/mastering-wordpress-shortcodes/). The article has several examples you can use as a starting point for writing your own. * At codplex, you’ll find the [Shortcode API documented](https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API) * Also, feel free to use this plugin as a template for you own shortcode plugin ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “lorem shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Per Søderlind ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pers/) [Translate “lorem shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lorem-shortcode) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lorem-shortcode/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lorem-shortcode/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lorem-shortcode/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lorem-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.3 * Tested & found compatible with WP 4.7. #### 1.3.2 * Fix bug in `rand()` max value #### 1.3.1 * Remove `extract()` _blush_ * Tested & found compatible with WP 4.6. #### 1.3.0 * Update plugin to WPCS standards. Update Shortcode UI support. * Remove old Shortcode UI files * Add .pot language file #### 1.1.1 * Tested with 3.9, bumped version number #### 1.1 * Added support for embedded shortcodes and added the [loremimage] short code. The [loremimage] can be used by itself. The image is created using [http://dummyimage.com/](http://dummyimage.com/) #### 1.0 * initial release ## Meta * Version **1.3.3** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 2.8.6 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.7.33** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lorem-shortcode/) * Tags * [dummy image](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dummy-image/)[dummy text](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dummy-text/) [lorem ipsum](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lorem-ipsum/)[shortcake](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcake/) [shortcode](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/lorem-shortcode/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lorem-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Per Søderlind ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pers/) ## Support Got something to say? 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