Video Shortcodes

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Article Title: Video Shortcodes in WordPress

Article Description/Summary: Article that complements the article on putting 
Video embeds in posts and Pages, this article explores the various video 
shortcodes and methods for WordPress.com and the JetPack WordPress Plugin. 
Describe the various shortcodes and how to use them.

Skill Level: Beginner familiar with shortcodes

Skills: WordPress, Research, Writing, Graphics

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Original comment by lorelle...@gmail.com on 31 Dec 2013 at 6:14

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Original comment by d.ful...@students.clark.edu on 22 Apr 2014 at 9:34

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Original comment by d.ful...@students.clark.edu on 25 Apr 2014 at 1:08

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Since we don't have editors assigned yet, my boo boo, you get me. Wee!

Notes:

Great article. These are just cleanup notes. 

Do not start an article with a heading. It looks odd on feeds, excerpts, search 
results, etc. It also confuses people in some Themes as the heading and title 
often look the same. Just get to the point. 

Great use of titles in the links, however I found WordPress spelled wrong two 
different ways. That's a record for this class. :D 

Take out the first person voice in the second voice. You can tell us what this 
article will focus on without that. This keeps a voice of authority in the 
telling. 

Put the instructions in a numbered list so they are step by step for creating 
the shortcodes. That will help this article get into the class notes. Remember, 
your fellow students, bright as they are, will be reading this. Hold their 
hands.

What is missing in your instructions is where they find the ID numbers. Hmmm. 
Consider taking them through one of them step-by-step to show an example of 
where to find the ID numbers. 

The list features the following format:

Video Type Name - use - shortcode

Can you do this without the "use?" A dash, colon, anything else will work. 

The first example usage is the demo, the second is an example, so the use of 
"or" between them doesn't work. Keep the numbered nested list, but kill the 
"ors." 

In YouTube Adjustments section, what you are talking about are shortcode 
parameters, custom settings that modify the shortcode in some way. Tell them 
that. 

Okay, counter that. The ampersand usage are conditional settings, instructions 
to the YouTube player. Some of the WordPress shortcodes have parameters that 
modify their settings such as the gallery shortcode, but these are YouTube 
specific. Either way, clarify those points to help people understand what you 
are doing. 

"Add to the Sidebar/Footer" should be titled "Add Videos in WordPress Widgets." 
More appropriate. 

Give us a screenshot of what the Text Widget would look like, and the front 
page view. 

Well done!! 

Since you are ahead of the game, one of the tasks we need to do with ClarkWP 
articles is link to previous articles on ClarkWP that are related. Consider 
adding a h2 or h3 heading at the bottom of the post that states "Related 
Articles" and add an HTML list of articles related to this subject. There is 
one on how to post a picture or video in a comment, and look to see if there 
are any others. If there is only one, consider how to include a link to that at 
the bottom of the article in a summary paragraph. 

Really great job!!!

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Original comment by lorelle...@gmail.com on 1 May 2014 at 2:51

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Original comment by d.ful...@students.clark.edu on 5 May 2014 at 6:06

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Great job. I did some editing to clean it up, like breaking up huge paragraphs 
and being more specific with some of the information. 

I distinguished the video shortcodes you are talking about in the article as 
the ones on WordPress.com as these do not work on WordPress.org sites unless 
they are using the Jetpack WordPress Plugin, and then not all of them are in 
the Plugin. 

I had to change the 1111 to zzzz and the [ to [ as these converted into videos. 
Didn't you think that strange when you previewed it? :D 

h5 is not recognized by this Theme. 

There are some other nice shortcode articles out there. Check WPBeginner and 
other sites. Consider adding some links to references that talk about how to 
add shortcodes to WordPress Themes. You don't have to say anything, just 
include the links. 

TAGS TAGS TAGS TAGS

Great job!

Original comment by lorelle...@gmail.com on 8 May 2014 at 5:05

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Original comment by d.ful...@students.clark.edu on 15 May 2014 at 4:48

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