Textpattern shortcode syntax like WP shortcode syntax

jpdupont · 2018-06-28 16:56:52

Is it possible to consider changing the syntax of shortcodes to adopt that of WP, with brackets?

<txp::media_file category="" filename="" sha256="" /> would become [media_file category="" filename="" sha256="" ]

Syntax alias of the original ???, simpler for the client.

etc · 2018-06-29 11:17:27

Given that brackets are sometimes used in not-shortcode fashions (e.g. [123 comments]), how would we tell the difference?

Pat64 · 2018-07-05 16:55:47

Hi Jean-Pierre & Oleg ;)

May be a possible solution: use of 3 brackets (inspired from the Gusto syntax https://css-tricks.com/prototyping-in-the-browser/):

[[[media_file category="" filename="" sha256=""]]]

colak · 2018-07-05 17:53:01

I have to admit that changing the syntax would create a lot of work for me now. If there is a consensus I’d accept it but especially after GDPR I’m sure that some sites might also already be using the existing syntax in their articles

NicolasGraph · 2018-07-05 18:58:11

Pat64 wrote #312867:

[…] (inspired from the Gusto syntax https://css-tricks.com/prototyping-in-the-browser/):

In fact, it comes from CodePen.

From the CSS tricks article linked:

What’s that weird syntax with all the [[[ ]]]? That’s the HTML Include syntax for CodePen.

Anyway, I’m not sure that would really make users job easier (?)
And I also think that short tags are already in use in sites in production. It seems strange to me to ask to change this now; there were some bêta’s versions, and nobody complained before as far as I know.

Last edited by NicolasGraph (2018-07-05 19:02:42)

gaekwad · 2018-07-05 19:00:33

Respectfully, please add my -1 to the consensus.

phiw13 · 2018-07-05 23:28:05

gaekwad wrote #312871:

Respectfully, please add my -1 to the consensus.

And mines (-2).

The bracket [] solution would confuse textpattern syntax (code that you use in an article to call / include something) with textile syntax (code that is used to format something).

Pat64 · 2018-07-06 09:17:57

Sorry guys.
I didn’t read carefully this post and I understood “Add an alternative to TXP tags, a kind of shortcode syntax like WP ones for article text contents only”.
Please, don’t hurt me ?.

uli · 2018-07-06 12:56:02

Pat64 wrote #312867:

[[[media_file category="" filename="" sha256=""]]]

Can’t that be accomplished with rah_replace/smd_wrap/preg_replace?

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