Title: CC-Link-Shortcode
Author: Clearcode
Published: <strong>February 2, 2018</strong>
Last modified: March 16, 2022

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
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# CC-Link-Shortcode

 By [Clearcode](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clearcodehq/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cc-link-shortcode.zip)

 * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/cc-link-shortcode/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/cc-link-shortcode/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/cc-link-shortcode/#installation)
 * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/cc-link-shortcode/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cc-link-shortcode/)

## Description

This plugin adds the shortcode `[a]` to replace `<a>` html tag. Its primary function
is to simplify internal linking. Now you don’t need to worry about changing the 
permalinks and correcting the appearance of the permalink in your posts/pages. You
can only paste ID of post/page into the shortcode and the plugin will handle everything
for you. When opening a post/page the shortcode renders the permalinks and titles
of linked posts/pages based on the pasted IDs.

#### Usage

Basic: `[a {post_ID}]` Example: `[a 123]` Returns: `<a href="{post_permalink}">{
post_title}</a>`

Custom link text: `[a {post_ID}]{link}[/a]` Example: `[a 123]Example Post[/a]` Returns:`
<a href="{post_permalink}">Example Post</a>`

External link: `[a {url}]{link}[/a]` Example: `[a http://example.com]Example Link[/
a]` Returns: `<a href="http://example.com">Example Link</a>`

Additional parameters: `[a {post_ID} {param_name}="{param_value}"]` Example: `[a
123 target="_blank"]` Returns: `<a href="{post_permalink}" target="_blank">{post_title}
</a>`

## Installation

#### From your WordPress Dashboard

 1. Go to ‘Plugins > Add New’
 2. Search for ‘CC-Link-Shortcode’
 3. Activate the plugin from the Plugin section in your WordPress Dashboard.

#### From WordPress.org

 1. Download ‘CC-Link-Shortcode’.
 2. Upload the ‘cc-link-shortcode’ directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
    using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…)
 3. Activate the plugin from the Plugin section in your WordPress Dashboard.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“CC-Link-Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Clearcode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clearcodehq/)
 *   [ PiotrPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piotrpress/)

[Translate “CC-Link-Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cc-link-shortcode)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cc-link-shortcode/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cc-link-shortcode/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cc-link-shortcode/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cc-link-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.1

_Release date: 16.03.2022_

 * Added PHP 8.0 support.

#### 1.1.0

_Release date: 29.01.2021_

 * Added `url_to_postid` support.

#### 1.0.0

_Release date: 01.02.2018_

 * First stable version of the plugin.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.1**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.9.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.9.13**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cc-link-shortcode/)
 * Tags
 * [a](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/a/)[href](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/href/)
   [link](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link/)[permalink](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/permalink/)
   [url](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/url/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/cc-link-shortcode/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Clearcode ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clearcodehq/)
 *   [ PiotrPress ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/piotrpress/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cc-link-shortcode/)