WordPress Curated Lists (CMCLM) - Set Up - Adding List to Website (With Shortcode)
Plugin Shortcode
TIP: What Are Shortcodes
Shortcodes add dynamic content to your site via a small piece of code.
Learn more: Shortcodes - How To Use | Finding ID of Post/Page/Other Content
Curated List Manager Shortcode
The WordPress Curated Lists plugin has one shortcode: [cm_list_manager]
for displaying lists and categories, and it has the following parameters:
- list - Displays chosen lists.
- category - Displays chosen categories.
- tag - Displays links related to chosen tags.
- category_id - Displays chosen categories by IDs.
- max_links - Define the maximum amount of displayed links per category.
- max_height - Define the size of categories.
- categories_filter - Displays the categories filter.
- placeholder - Edit the search placeholder.
- description - Edit the description above the content.
- show_bonus_info - Displays the additional information below the search field.
- items_per_page - Define the amount of items per page.
- scroll - Enable scrolling to help with pagination.
- show_event_date - Displays event dates.
- tagdescription - Displays the list of tags with descriptions (if added).
Let's consider them all one-by-one.
Displaying Lists
You can include an entire list in a blog post or a website page using the shortcode:
[cm_list_manager list="LIST_SLUG"]
Where LIST_SLUG is the slug of the list.
You can also use list of slugs of lists, e.g.:
[cm_list_manager list="list1,list2,..."]
Here's what this looks like on the page titled "Useful SEO articles":
![Displaying specific lists using the shortcode - WordPress Content Aggregation](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1b5a5c73ba12e69a50125/file-AJagy2fNQX.png)
Displaying Categories
The option to use a shortcode that shows only a single category:
[cm_list_manager category="CATEGORY_SLUG"]
or [cm_list_manager category_id="CATEGORY_ID"]
Where CATEGORY_SLUG is the slug of the category and CATEGORY_ID is category's slug. These parameters work the same.
You can also use list of slugs of categories, e.g.:
[cm_list_manager category="category1,category2,..."]
or [cm_list_manager category_id="475,385,9871"]
For example, here is a page showing only the "SEO tools" category:
![Displaying specific category using the shortcode - WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1b63f79a38f5473fd4110/file-5KzoqR1Xog.png)
Displaying Content By Chosen Tags
The option to use a shortcode that shows only the links related to the chosen tag:
[cm_list_manager tag="TAG_SLUG"]
Where TAG_SLUG is the slug of the tag.
You can also use list of slugs of tags, e.g.:
[cm_list_manager tag="tag1,tag2,..."]
For example, here is a page showing only the links with a tag "NEW":
![Displaying links related to specific tags using the shortcode - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1b9cd79a38f5473fd412b/file-jTAmsYeQwY.png)
TIP: Additional Filtering Parameters
- list
- category/category_id
- tag
You can use many parameters at the same time, as they work like filters.
Example
[cm_list_manager list="list1,list2" tag="tag1,tag2" category="category1"]
This code will only display items which meet all these conditions:
- from list1 and list2,
- which contain the tags tag1 and tag2,
- and are inside category1
Changing The Maximum Number of Links
To overwrite global setting of max number of links for each category, use the parameter max_links (set to 0 to remove limit).
Example
[cm_list_manager category="category1" max_links="2"]
TIP
Since the version 1.5.1, when you limit the amount of links per category, there appears a link "Load More" which allows to see more links. You can change the label for this link in the plugin options.
![Limiting the number of displayed links per category using the shortcode - Knowledge Base Wiki WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/64fb1509f15ed05267de54ec/file-lfIhWxfTRm.gif)
Changing Category Height
You can define the maximum height for category area using the parameter max_height. If the category links don't fit to the defined height, the category area will have a scrollbar. The size have to be set in pixels.
Example
[cm_list_manager max_height="150"]
![Changing the category box height using the shortcode - Content Curation Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1bf1379a38f5473fd4142/file-BTB28PaAyf.gif)
Enabling/Disabling Categories Filter
You can enable or disable the categories filter using the parameter categories_filter. The value "1" displays the filter, the value "0" - no displays. Default value is "1".
Example
[cm_list_manager categories_filter="1"]
![Displaying the categories filter using the shortcode - WordPress Plugin Content Curation](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1c0201adf855680c79f0c/file-n6wGSmjC7S.png)
Adding Search Placeholder
Starting from version 1.1.2, you can add a placeholder in the search field by using the parameter placeholder.
Example
[cm_list_manager placeholder="Search text..."]
![Adding custom placeholder in the search bar using the shortcode - WordPress Content Curation Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1cf47b54d116b7c3978cf/file-stjfZOP9hi.png)
Adding Description
Starting from version 1.1.2, you can add a description by using the parameter description.
Example
[cm_list_manager description="Description..."]
![Adding custom description to the page using the shortcode - WordPress Content Aggregation](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1cf2b1adf855680c79f3e/file-YzBDX2opd1.png)
Displaying Additional Information
You can display or hide additional information below the search field using the parameter show_bonus_info. The value 1 displays the additional info, and the value 0 hides it.
Example
[cm_list_manager show_bonus_info="1"]
![Displaying additional information using the shortcode - WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e3fb13b54d116b7c397bf6/file-Hx5LLaVs28.png)
Enabling Pagination
You can define the amount of items per page using the parameter items_per_page. Pass the numerical value to the parameter. There will be enabled pagination for navigating between the pages.
Example
[cm_list_manager items_per_page="10"]
Adding Scroll
Starting from version 1.1.5, you can enable scrolling to help with pagination by using the parameter scroll. Note that scroll=1 enables it, scroll=0 disables it.
When it's enabled, clicking the pagination button will scroll the window to the top of the feed.
Example
[cm_list_manager scroll="1"]
Show Event Date
You can decude if to display the event date using the parameter show_event_date. The value 1 displays event dates, the value 0 disabled event dates.
Example
[cm_list_manager show_event_date="1"]
![Displaying events dates using the shortcode - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1d3aab54d116b7c3978fd/file-5IKByFWEdP.png)
Displaying Tags Descriptions
Starting from version 1.4.0, it is possible to display the list of tags with descriptions (if added) using the parameter tagdescription. The value 1 display tag descriptions and the value 0 hides them. Default value is 0. The list of tags with descriptions is displayed under the content.
Example
[cm_list_manager tagdescription="1"]
![Displaying tags descriptions using the shortcode - Knowledge Base Wiki WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/61e1d4abd6e0de41c5d477f2/file-yDlKKbRoLj.png)
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