# Basic Shortcodes

This document will discuss the basic shortcodes, their attributes, and use case scenarios.

# Admin Only

This shortcode specifies that the content inside of the [admin_only] [/admin_only] code should be shown on the backend. Developers may use this shortcode in conjunction with [non_admin_only] [/non_admin_only] shortcode to partition frontend and backend content and prevent them from interfering with one another. This shortcode has no attributes.

Shortcode:

[admin_only]

Code Example:

[admin_only]
 hello backend
[/admin_only]

# Non Admin

This shortcode specifies that the content inside of the [non_admin_only] [/non_admin_only] should be shown on the frontend. Developers may use this shortcode in conjunction with [admin_only] [/admin_only] shortcode to partition front end and backend content and prevent them from interfering with one another. This shortcode has no attributes.

Shortcode:

[non_admin_only]

Code Example:

[non_admin_only]
 hello frontend
[/non_admin_only]

# Get Asset File URL

This self-closing shortcode returns the URL path to the specified asset file in the database. Typically, this shortcode is used within an entry or repeater shortcode.

Attributes:

Attributes	Description
`[id](required)`	The file's asset file ID.

Shortcode:

[get_asset_file_url]

Code Example:

[entry]
<div class="blog-wrapper">
<h1></h1>
<img alt="[get_asset_file_name id=]" class="img-responsive" src="[get_asset_file_url id=]" />
<p></p>
</div>
[/entry]

# Get Asset File Name

Returns the name of the specified asset file.

Attributes:

Attributes	Description
`[id](required)`	The file's asset file ID.

Shortcode:

[get_asset_file_name]

Code Example:

<div class="row">
  <div class="col-md-8">
    <img alt="[get_asset_file_name id=]" src="[get_asset_file_url id=]">
  </div>
</div>

# Print Date

Returns the date formatted according to PHP's date function.

Attributes:

Attributes	Description
`[format](required)`	The date format to be returned. A list of date functions can be found here.
`[datestring](optional)`	Preformatted date that needs to be changed into another format.
`[timestamp](optional)`	Epoch timestamp (default: Today's Date).

Shortcode:

[print_date]

Code Example:

<div class="col-sm-8">
  <h2></h2>
  <span class="news-date">[print_date format="F d, Y g:ia" timestamp=""]</span>
</div>

# Lower Case

Returns lowercased version of the string value within the enclosing shortcode. This shortcode has no attributes.

Shortcode:

[lower_case]

Code Example:

<a class="[lower_case][/lower_case]">
  <img alt="[get_asset_file_url id=]" src="[get_asset_file_url id=]">
</a>

# Report Errors

Enables PHP error messages and warning for development purposes. This self-closing shortcode contains no attributes.

Shortcode:

[report_errors]

Code Example:

[admin_only] [report_errors] [/admin_only]

# No Spaces

Removes spaces from the content within the enclosing shortcode to make it database friendly. This shortcode contains no attributes.

Shortcode:

[no_spaces]

Code Example:

<a class="[no_spaces][/no_spaces]">
  <img alt="Image" src="/images/logo.png">
</a>