TK Shortcode Link
Create links with a shortcode. It's that simple.
5(1 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 7 years agoAs of April 2026, TK Shortcode Link is a WordPress link plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
5/51 reviews
40active installs
3.0K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Create links with a shortcode. Comes in handy in places where HTML tags aren’t allowed and/or keep getting encoded or something.
Basically, just a utility plugin.
Accepts 3 parameters:
- url
- target (automatically adds the leading underscore)
- class
Examples:
[tklink url="https://www.nike.com/"]Just do it[/tklink]- Outputs:
<a class="tklink" href="https://www.nike.com/">Just do it</a>
- Outputs:
[tklink url="https://www.wordpress.org/"][/tklink]- Outputs:
<a class="tklink" href="https://www.wordpress.org/">https://www.wordpress.org/</a>
- Outputs:
[tklink url="https://www.google.com/" class="googlie" target="blank"]A googglie Google link that will open in a new tab[/tklink]- Outputs:
<a class="googlie" href="https://www.google.com/" target="_blank">A googglie Google link…
- Outputs:
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.5.1+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.1
- March 5, 2019
- Now passes the shortcode name to
shortcode_atts()to allow filtering this plugin’s shortcode. - Now escapes additional output.
- Now displays the URL as the anchor text if the shortcode’s content is empty. (Still requires the closing shortcode tag.)
- Fix capability required to display error message.
…and 2 more changes
Contributors
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