Last 12 months:

Last 12 months with post count:

Last 18 days:

Last 32 posts:

Last 3 weeks:

All posts in a drop-down:

Last 12 months with post count in a drop-down:

Last 17 weeks with some before and after text:

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Options

The table below includes all of the current options available to you for customizing the

shortcode output.

Option Description Choices Default Setting
type The type of archives list to display yearly, monthly, weekly, daily, postbypost postbypost
format How to display the archives list option (drop-down menu), html (unordered list), custom (for use with the “before” and “after” parameters) html
limit The number of archive entries to display Any valid number No limit
showcount Display post count of each archive entry true, false false
before Text to go before each archive entry Any string of text or HTML tag from here none
after Text to go after each archive entry Any string of text or HTML tag from here none
order Sort order asc, desc desc

Presentations

On WordPress.com, you can use shortcodes to build a slide presentation and display it on your site.

To summarize, with various presentation shortcodes you can:

  • Select different slide transitions
  • Rotate and scale slides
  • Choose colors or images for slide backgrounds
  • Set transition durations and sizes

Shortcodes

To create a presentation, use:
[presentation]

To create a slide, use:
[slide]

All the [slide] shortcodes must be wrapped by a [presentation] shortcode — otherwise, the slides won’t show up.

Presentation-wide settings such as height, width, and transition duration (in seconds) can all be set using the respective attributes in the [presentation] shortcode.

For example:

To create a presentation that’s 600×375 in size (like the example below), use:
[presentation width=600 height=375]

To set the transition duration for each slide to 5 seconds, use:
[presentation duration=5]

Transitions

Here’s a list of transition shortcodes:

To create a transition that moves down (the default transition), use:
[slide transition="down"]

To create a transition that moves right, use:
[slide transition="right"]

To create a transition that moves up, use:
[slide transition="up"]

To create a transition that moves left, use:
[slide transition="left"]

To set no transition, use:
[slide transition="none"]

Setting no transition works when fading is enabled — see below.

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Rotation and Scaling

You can rotate and scale slides to create different effects. To rotate a slide, use:

[slide rotate=]

The value after the = is in degrees. For example: [slide rotate=45].

To scale a slide for emphasis, use:

[slide scale=]

The value after the = can be any scalar value, including decimals. For example: [slide scale=5] or [slide scale=1.75].

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Fading

Fading between slides is enabled by default. To disable fading, use:

[slide fade="off"] or [slide fade="false"]

To re-enable fading, use:

[slide fade="on"] or [slide fade="true"]

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Background

You can dress up a slide with a background color or custom image. To set a solid color, use:

[slide bgcolor=]

The value after the = is a valid HTML color. For example: [slide bgcolor=#d3e7f8].

To set an image, use:

[slide bgimg=]

The value after the = is a valid image URL. The image will stretch to fit the slide.

Tip: Any option that can be set on a [slide] can also be set in the [presentation], which will set it as the default setting for the presentation.

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Viewing

You can view a presentation in full-screen by clicking the four-arrow icon on the lower right of the slideshow. Hitting ESC on your keyboard will also exit full-screen mode.

To navigate, use the onscreen arrows (or keyboard arrow keys). You can also use tab or space to move the slideshow forward.

See these shortcodes in action in this sample presentation:

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Examples

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(thumbnail, medium, large)

Example

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desc

Example:

portfolio_type
If you are using the Portfolio post type, use this to get items from a specific portfolio type.

post_parent
Display the pages that are a child of a certain page. You can either specify an ID or ‘current’, which displays the children of the current page.
Default: empty
Example:

post_status
Show posts associated with a certain post status
Default: publish
Example:

post_type
Specify which post type to use. You can use a default one (post or page). For Portfolios use “jetpack-portfolio”.  Similarly, for Testimonials use “jetpack-testimonial”.
Default: post
Example:

Example:

Example:

taxonomy, tax_term, and tax_operator
Use these parameters to do advanced taxonomy queries. Use ‘taxonomy’ for the taxonomy you’d like to query, ‘tax_term’ for the term slug (or terms) you’d like to include, and ‘operator’ to change how the query uses those terms (most likely this field will not be needed).
Default: ‘taxonomy’ = empty , ‘tax_term’ = empty , ‘tax_operator’ = ‘IN’
Example:

wrapper
What type of HTML should be used to display the listings. It can be an unordered list (ul), ordered list (ol), or divs (div) which you can then style yourself.
Default: ul
Example:

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taxonomy_(count)
Which taxonomy to query
Default: empty

tax_(count)_term
Which terms to include (if more than one, separate with commas)
Default: empty

tax_(count)_operator
How to query the terms (IN, NOT IN, or AND)
Default: IN

tax_relation
Describe the relationship between the multiple taxonomy queries (should the results match all the queries or just one of them). Available options: AND and OR
Default: AND

A common request is display a list of posts with title, excerpt, and the thumbnail aligned to the right. Here’s the shortcode you might use:

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This includes the excerpt, adds an image of the “thumbnail” size (you can customize the image sizes in Settings > Media), and tells it to present the list without bullets.

In order to get the image floating to the right, add this to your custom CSS file (requires the WordPress.com Premium or WordPress.com Business upgrade):

.display-posts-listing .alignleft {
    float: right;
    margin: 0 0 5px 5px;
}

display-posts display_category=”true”

display_category=”true”

display_tags=”true”

posts_per_page=”40″ display-posts display-posts

include_excerpt=”true”

include_tag=”true”  display_tag=”true”

excerpt_length=”5″ order=”ASC” orderby=”title”

category_display=”true”