MetaShortcode

Description

MetaShortcode is a lightweight plugin that allows users to display the value any custom (meta) field on the front-end using a simple shortcode.

The module can be disabled from the settings page. Important: The module is inactive by default. If you leave the Enabled box unchecked, the plugin will have no effect at all.

Pattern: [msc custom_field_name]
Shortcodes with the pattern above will display the value stored in custom field name in the post.

Alternative pattern: {msc custom_field_name}
An alternative shortcode pattern, which replaces square brackets with curly braces, can be activated if needed. This can be helpful if you need to use a custom field value as an attribute inside an existing shortcode definition. For example:

invalid: [shortcode name=”example” url=”[msc custom_url_field]”]…[/shortcode]
valid: [shortcode name=”example” url=”{msc custom_url_field}”]…[/shortcode]

Note that unless you have a specific need for nesting shortcodes as attributes, you should leave this option disabled in the settings to avoid the slight (and unnecessary) performance degradation that the additional content filter involves.