Title: LiveJournal Shortcode
Author: dmonnier
Published: <strong>April 5, 2013</strong>
Last modified: April 19, 2014

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# LiveJournal Shortcode

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

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/livejournal-shortcode.1.1.1.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/livejournal-shortcode/#installation)
 * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/livejournal-shortcode/#developers)

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## Description

Links to LiveJournals have a very distinctive look: the icon followed by the journal
name. This shortcode follows the same format as LiveJournal’s own markup and provides
the same results, which you can easily customize with your own CSS styles.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * An example result.

## Installation

 1. Upload `shortcode-lj` to your `/wp-content/plugins` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in your WordPress admin.

To use the shortcode, anywhere you want a LJ link:

    ```
    [lj user="frank"]
    ```

or

    ```
    [lj user="frank" title="Frank the Goat"]
    ```

or

    ```
    [lj user="lj-maintenance" title="LiveJournal Maintenance" icon="community"]
    ```

The `user` parameter is required. It is the actual name of the journal and can be
found from the URL when you visit that journal’s page. For example, Frank the Goat’s
journal is at http://frank.livejournal.com and his username is “frank”. If you do
not specify the `user` parameter, the shortcode will result in a red error message
to let you know to fix it.

The `title` parameter is optional and controls the formatting of the visible link
text on your page. By default, the `user` parameter will be used for the link text
unless the `title` parameter is specified. For example, if you want the text to 
read “Frank the Goat’s Totally Awesome LiveJournal” instead of just “Frank”, put
that in the `title` parameter.

The `icon` parameter is optional and indicates what kind of LiveJournal this journal
is. Valid options are `user`, `community`, and `news`. Defaults to `user`.

## FAQ

  Can I use this shortcode in excerpts, comments, and/or widgets?

YES! Simply add the following four lines to your functions.php:

    ```
    add_filter( 'widget_text', 'shortcode_unautop');
    add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode', 11);
    add_filter( 'the_excerpt', 'do_shortcode', 11);
    add_filter( 'comment_text', 'do_shortcode', 11);
    ```

  How do I customize the link or icon used?

The included stylesheet `style.css` and default LiveJournal icons are easily edited
and/or replaced.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

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

Contributors

 *   [ dmonnier ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dmonnier/)

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/livejournal-shortcode/),
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## Changelog

#### 1.1

 * Added ability to choose icon type (user, community, news).
 * Removed solid white background behind links.

#### 1.0

 * Plug-in created.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.1**
 *  Last updated **12 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.9.40**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/livejournal-shortcode/)
 * Tags
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## Contributors

 *   [ dmonnier ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dmonnier/)

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