Check out the image to the right to see all of the available shortcodes with Intense.
*Click the above image to see a larger version.
What Is A Shortcode?
“A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line. Shortcode = shortcut.” – WordPress.com“Shortcodes in WordPress are little bits of code that allow you to do various things with little effort. They were introduced in WordPress 2.5, and the reason to introduce them was to allow people to execute code inside WordPress posts, pages, and widgets without writing any code directly. This allows you to embed files or create objects that would normally require a lot of code in just one single line.” – wpbeginner.com
How To Use A Shortcode?
A shortcode is wrapped in brackets ([]). Most shortcodes have an opening and a closing shortcode. The opening shortcode will have the brackets surrounding it. The closing shortcode will have the brackets, but will also have a “/” in it as the first character inside of the brackets. Here is an example button shortcode.[intense_button]Button[/intense_button]
Button
Shortcodes will typically have additional options available that allow the user to tailor the result to their liking. If we use the example above and we want to change the size and color of the button and add an icon, the shortcode might look like the following.
[intense_button size=”large” color=”success” icon=”heart”]Button[/intense_button]
Button
Example Shortcodes
//Here is an example of an Animated shortcode that uses an Image shortcode
[intense_animated type=”fadeIn” trigger=”delay” delay=”1500″]
[intense_image imageid=”9739″ size=”square75″ /]
[/intense_animated]//Here are a few examples of Button shortcodes
[intense_button gradient=”1″ border_radius=”2″ color=”muted”]Gradient[/intense_button]
[intense_button size=”large” color=”success” icon=”heart”]Icon Left[/intense_button]
[intense_button size=”large” color=”primary” border_radius=”5″]Radius 5px[/intense_button]//Here is an example of an Alert shortcode
[intense_alert]
This is a standard alert.
[/intense_alert]Skins let you change the overall look of the shortcodes without changing the individual attribute values on the shortcode dialog. Skins make it easy to change the look of the shortcodes to match your site design. Also, if you change themes, you can change the skin and have all your existing shortcodes change as well without having to go to each page/post.
Another benefit of skins is they allow you to define alternate looks of your shortcodes. To do so you can create more than one skin and select which one to use on the shortcode dialog.
Saved Locations and Priority
There are two ways skins are saved. You can create skin files and save them within your theme or child theme. Skin files for themes should be placed within a intense_skins folder in the theme or child theme. An easy way to create a skin file is to export an existing skin and save it to the correct location.
Skins are also saved in the database. If you use the skin builder, any changes to skin file skins or new skins will be saved in the database. If you want to transfer the settings to a new installation, export the database skin and save it to a file.
There is a priority used to determine which skin to load. Skins with the same key will be loaded in the following priority ordered by highest priority:
- Database
- Child Theme
- Theme
- Intense Plugin
Skin Builder
The skin builder lists the individual shortcodes along with the ability to change the default attribute values. When using the skin builder, any changes you make to shortcode attributes will automatically be saved to the skin. Not all attributes are skinnable. Only the skinnable attributes will be shown.
What Are Intense Snippets?
Intense snippets are bits of content that can be reused on pages and posts. They can be added using the snippet shortcode or the content can be placed directly on the page using the snippet button.
*Click on the image to see what the Snippets dialog looks like.Snippets can be added/updated/removed from the WordPress admin pages or saved as files on disk.
Where Are They?
Intense snippets can exist in four different locations:- Saved within WordPress – these snippets are added/updated/and removed via the WordPress admin pages. They are saved within the WordPress database.
- The plugin – in the
snippetsfolder within the plugin’s main folder. THESE SHOULD NEVER BE CHANGED - The theme – in the
intense_snippetsfolder within the theme’s main folder. - The child theme – in the
intense_snippetsfolder within the child theme’s main folder.
How Do I Change Them?
To change the snippets, copy the folder from the download to your child theme’s or theme’s main folder. At that point, you can edit the files and the plugin will use your edited version instead of the default version.Can I Add My Own?
One way to add snippets is through the snippets admin page. You can add snippets like you would any regular post or page.
You can add your own snippet files within the snippet folders. The file should include a header in the following format:<?php
/*
Intense Snippet Name: [YOUR SNIPPET NAME HERE]
*/Snippets Custom Post Type
If you are looking for information on the Snippets Custom Post Type, please look in the Custom Post Types or click here.Which Snippets Are Available By Default?
By default, we have included snippets for our example pages. The library of snippets will continue to grow to include more snippets to help you more quickly build your site.What Are Intense Templates?
Intense templates allow you to override the layout of a shortcode. If you don’t like the way the shortcode looks, you can change the html markup to suit your needs. Not all shortcodes are templated but most of the shortcodes with a lot of html are. If you are happy with the default look, there is no need to change the templates.Where Are They?
Intense templates can exist in three different locations:- The Intense plugin – in the
templatesfolder within the plugin’s main folder. THESE SHOULD NEVER BE CHANGED - The theme – in the
intense_templatesfolder within the theme’s main folder. - The child theme – in the
intense_templatesfolder within the child theme’s main folder.
The plugin will look for templates in the following order: the child theme, the theme, the plugin.
The download for this plugin includes a folder intense_templates which is a copy of the default templates found in the plugin folder.
How Do I Change Them?
To change the templates, copy the folder from the download to your child theme’s or theme’s main folder. At that point, you can edit the files and the plugin will use your edited version instead of the default version.Can I Add My Own?
One way to add templates is through the templates admin page. You can add templates like you would any regular post or page. To do this, you will need to use the Post Fields shortcode. This shortcode allows you to add the fields to be displayed in the template. When the template is run, the shortcodes will know to find the appropriate fields for each post.
*Click the above image to view an example template setup to be used for the Book Custom Post Type.You can add your own template file within the template folders. The file should include a header in the following format:
<?php
/*
Intense Template Name: [YOUR TEMPLATE NAME HERE]
*/
Templates Custom Post Type
If you are looking for information on the Templates Custom Post Type, please look in the Custom Post Types or click here.What If I Need to Upgrade My Theme?
When you upgrade the Intensity theme, it is best to backup the template folder to a safe location. After upgrading, put your template files back into the theme from your backup. We strongly suggest using a child theme so that you do not have to worry about the templates folder being overwritten and your changes being lost.Which Templates Are Available By Default?
Nearly all of the Custom Post Types that are included in Intense have templates available by default. You can also template metadata (author, date, and comments shown for posts in intense post shortcodes), pricing tables, recent posts, and testimonies to name a few.Intensity includes a bunch of additional templates for the above mentioned Custom Post Types as well as a number of additional template-able items. These additional items include the header, footer, title bar, search, secondary header, and secondary footer. Intensity includes a number of templates for these items already, but we make it easy for you to add your own, or modify one of our existing ones.
Some Additional Information About Templates
[intense_custom_post] (including [intense_blog] & [intense_portfolio])The templates for this shortcode are found under the custom-post directory. Standard post templates are under the post directory within the custom-post directory. Portfolio templates are found under the intense_portfolio directory. If you want to add your own templates for custom post types, create a directory under the custom-post directory with a name that matches the custom post type name. If there aren’t templates for a given custom post type, the default post templates will be used. The list below shows only some of the included templates that are available with the Intensity theme and the Intense plugin.
NOTE: Timeline templates must have timeline in their file name.
templates
|-custom-post
|–intense_portfolio
|—–four_text.php
|—–one.php
|—–one_text_left.php
|—–one_text_right.php
|—–three_text.php
|—–timeline.php
|—–timeline_text_left.php
|—–timeline_text_only.php
|—–timeline_text_right.php
|—–two_text.php
|–post
|—–four.php
|—–four_text.php
|—–one.php
|—–one_text_left.php
|—–one_text_right.php
|—–three.php
|—–three_text.php
|—–timeline.php
|—–timeline_text_left.php
|—–timeline_text_only.php
|—–timeline_text_right.php
|—–two.php
|—–two_text.php
|–some_other_custom_post_type
|—–your_own_template.phpThe following data is available to the custom post templates:
global $post, $intense_custom_post;
———
$intense_custom_post
(
[plugin_layout_style] => the padding and margin styles defined in the plugin options
[cancel_plugin_layout_style] => 0 margin and padding used to cancel out plugin layout style
[template] => template name
[categories] => comma separated list of categories
[post_type] => the post type to show
[taxonomy] => the taxonomy of the posts
[posts_per_page] => number of posts to show on a single page
[image_shadow] => shadow to show on the post featured image
[hover_effect] => hover effect of the featured image
[show_all] => show all posts
[show_filter] => show filter at top of post list
[show_images] => show featured images
[show_missing_image] => show missing image if no featured image has been set
[timeline_mode] => timeline mode: center, left, right, dual
[timeline_order] => order to the timeline events: asc, desc
[timeline_showyear] => show the year separator
[timeline_readmore] => text for read more link
[timeline_color] => color of the timeline event
[filter_easing] => easing when items filtered
[filter_effects] => easing effect for filtered items
[hover_effect_color] => color for image hover
[hover_effect_opacity] => opacity for image hover
[sticky_mode] => how to show sticky posts: top, inline, ignore
[post_image_shadow] => defined in meta box
[hovereffect] => defined in meta box
[hovereffectcolor] => defined in meta box
[hovereffectopacity] => defined in meta box
[index] => index number of post in loop
[edit_link] => html markup for post edit link
[post_classes] => extra classes used for filtering and item setup
[rtl] => rtl mode setting
)What Are Intense Templates?
Intense templates allow you to override the layout of a shortcode. If you don’t like the way the shortcode looks, you can change the html markup to suit your needs. Not all shortcodes are templated but most of the shortcodes with a lot of html are. If you are happy with the default look, there is no need to change the templates.Where Are They?
Intense templates can exist in three different locations:- The Intense plugin – in the
templatesfolder within the plugin’s main folder. THESE SHOULD NEVER BE CHANGED - The theme – in the
intensefolder within the theme’s main folder. - The child theme – in the
intensefolder within the child theme’s main folder.
The plugin will look for templates in the following order: the child theme, the theme, the plugin.
The download for this plugin includes a folder intense_templates which is a copy of the default templates found in the plugin folder.
How Do I Change Them?
To change the templates, copy the folder from the download to your child theme’s or theme’s main folder. At that point, you can edit the files and the plugin will use your edited version instead of the default version.Can I Add My Own?
One way to add templates is through the templates admin page. You can add templates like you would any regular post or page. To do this, you will need to use the Post Fields shortcode. This shortcode allows you to add the fields to be displayed in the template. When the template is run, the shortcodes will know to find the appropriate fields for each post.
*Click the above image to view an example template setup to be used for the Book Custom Post Type.You can add your own template file within the template folders. The file should include a header in the following format:
<?php
/*
Intense Template Name: [YOUR TEMPLATE NAME HERE]
*/Templates Custom Post Type
If you are looking for information on the Templates Custom Post Type, please look in the Custom Post Types or click here.What If I Need to Upgrade My Theme?
When you upgrade the Intensity theme, it is best to backup the template folder to a safe location. After upgrading, put your template files back into the theme from your backup. We strongly suggest using a child theme so that you do not have to worry about the templates folder being overwritten and your changes being lost.Which Templates Are Available By Default?
Nearly all of the Custom Post Types that are included in Intense have templates available by default. You can also template metadata (author, date, and comments shown for posts in intense post shortcodes), pricing tables, recent posts, and testimonies to name a few.Intensity includes a bunch of additional templates for the above mentioned Custom Post Types as well as a number of additional template-able items. These additional items include the header, footer, title bar, search, secondary header, and secondary footer. Intensity includes a number of templates for these items already, but we make it easy for you to add your own, or modify one of our existing ones.
Some Additional Information About Templates
[intense_custom_post] (including [intense_blog] & [intense_portfolio])The templates for this shortcode are found under the custom-post directory. Standard post templates are under the post directory within the custom-post directory. Portfolio templates are found under the intense_portfolio directory. If you want to add your own templates for custom post types, create a directory under the custom-post directory with a name that matches the custom post type name. If there aren’t templates for a given custom post type, the default post templates will be used. The list below shows only some of the included templates that are available with the Intensity theme and the Intense plugin.
NOTE: Timeline templates must have timeline in their file name.
templates
|-custom-post
|–intense_portfolio
|—–four_text.php
|—–one.php
|—–one_text_left.php
|—–one_text_right.php
|—–three_text.php
|—–timeline.php
|—–timeline_text_left.php
|—–timeline_text_only.php
|—–timeline_text_right.php
|—–two_text.php
|–post
|—–four.php
|—–four_text.php
|—–one.php
|—–one_text_left.php
|—–one_text_right.php
|—–three.php
|—–three_text.php
|—–timeline.php
|—–timeline_text_left.php
|—–timeline_text_only.php
|—–timeline_text_right.php
|—–two.php
|—–two_text.php
|–some_other_custom_post_type
|—–your_own_template.phpThe following data is available to the custom post templates:
global $post, $intense_custom_post;
———
$intense_custom_post
(
[plugin_layout_style] => the padding and margin styles defined in the plugin options
[cancel_plugin_layout_style] => 0 margin and padding used to cancel out plugin layout style
[template] => template name
[categories] => comma separated list of categories
[post_type] => the post type to show
[taxonomy] => the taxonomy of the posts
[posts_per_page] => number of posts to show on a single page
[image_shadow] => shadow to show on the post featured image
[hover_effect] => hover effect of the featured image
[show_all] => show all posts
[show_filter] => show filter at top of post list
[show_images] => show featured images
[show_missing_image] => show missing image if no featured image has been set
[timeline_mode] => timeline mode: center, left, right, dual
[timeline_order] => order to the timeline events: asc, desc
[timeline_showyear] => show the year separator
[timeline_readmore] => text for read more link
[timeline_color] => color of the timeline event
[filter_easing] => easing when items filtered
[filter_effects] => easing effect for filtered items
[hover_effect_color] => color for image hover
[hover_effect_opacity] => opacity for image hover
[sticky_mode] => how to show sticky posts: top, inline, ignore
[post_image_shadow] => defined in meta box
[hovereffect] => defined in meta box
[hovereffectcolor] => defined in meta box
[hovereffectopacity] => defined in meta box
[index] => index number of post in loop
[edit_link] => html markup for post edit link
[post_classes] => extra classes used for filtering and item setup
[rtl] => rtl mode setting
)Translating Intensity works like most plugins and themes. Within the theme zip file, you will find a folder called languages. This folder contains a file (intensity.po) that contains all the words and phrases used by Intensity. It will also contain existing translations. If your language isn’t already included, it will need to be translated.
To begin translating, make a copy of the intensity.po file but with the following name format: intensity-language_country.po. For example, if translating Intensity into Italian, the filename would be intensity-it_IT.po. The languages folder would look something like this:
languages
|-intensity.po
|-intensity.mo
|-intensity-it_IT.po
|-intensity-it_IT.mo
The .mo files are compiled versions of the .po files. They will automatically be created during the translation process. Once you have the language specific file created, you can begin translating. There are several programs that can be used to translate. We recommend using Poedit. Poedit is available for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux and is FREE!
To use Poedit, open the language file you are going to translate. Go through the individual source text items translating each one. If you want to only translate certain portions, you can still use an incomplete translation. We recommend translating at least the portions that will be visible to the users of your site. Make sure to save when you are done.
Once done translating, consider submitting your translation to info@intensevisions.com so that it can be included within future releases. If you wish, we will also give you credit for translating. If you don’t want to submit your translation, make sure to back it up when updating the theme so that it doesn’t get removed by the update.
Each update to the theme may include changes to the translation text and may need additional translation.
Also, make sure to enable your language in WordPress. This is done in the wp-config.php. See http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_in_Your_Language.
Widgets allow you to add customizable content to different sections of your website. Widgets can be added to sidebars. Typically, sidebars can be found on the right or left of your website. Intensity also defines a few other “sidebar” areas you can use to add widgets to your site. Some of these areas include the footer, header, and before or after the content of your page. Intensity lets you add an unlimited number of sidebars that can be customized on a per page basis as needed.
Widgets vs Sidebars
It is important to understand the difference between the widgets and sidebars.
Widgets are small blocks of content that can be added to the sidebars. WordPress comes with several built-in widgets such as: text block, archives, calendar, categories, meta, recent posts, etc. The widgets can be added to your sidebars on the Appearance Widgets page. The Intense plugin also comes bundled with several widgets such as: Ads, Facebook Page, Gallery, Snippet, Social Icons, Template, and Twitter. To use these widgets, they first need to be enabled in the Settings Intense Widgets settings tab.
Sidebars are areas on the website that hold widgets. Often sidebars are referred to as widget sections because they have been extended to appear in more areas than just the sidebars. Intensity includes several pre-defined widget sidebars. Generally you will add the widgets to these sidebars and they will appear throughout your site. You can also customize these on a per page basis by creating your own sidebar and using the meta options to set which sidebar will show instead of the default.
Sidebar Areas
| Sidebar | Description |
|---|---|
| Right | The right most sidebar. It can be configured to appear on the right or the left of the screen but will always appear to the right of the left sidebar. |
| Left | The left most sidebar. It can be configured to appear on the right or the left of the screen but will always appear to the left of the right sidebar. |
| Before Content | This sidebar will show before the content of the page or post. It can be used for displaying ads, notices, or even creating entire pages. |
| After Content | This sidebar will show after the content of the page or post. It can be used for displaying ads, notices, or even creating entire pages. |
| Header – 1 | Some of the header templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the first within this type of header template. |
| Header – 2 | Some of the header templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the second within this type of header template. |
| Header – 3 | Some of the header templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the third within this type of header template. |
| Header – 4 | Some of the header templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the fourth within this type of header template. |
| Footer – 1 | Some of the footer templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the first within this type of footer template. |
| Footer – 2 | Some of the footer templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the second within this type of footer template. |
| Footer – 3 | Some of the footer templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the third within this type of footer template. |
| Footer – 4 | Some of the footer templates allow for showing widgets. This sidebar will be the fourth within this type of footer template. |
| Error 404 – 1 | The 404 error page allows for showing widgets. This can often be useful for making better use of your error page to capture the attention of your users. This is the first sidebar that will show on the error page. |
| Error 404 – 2 | The 404 error page allows for showing widgets. This can often be useful for making better use of your error page to capture the attention of your users. This is the second sidebar that will show on the error page. |
| Error 404 – 3 | The 404 error page allows for showing widgets. This can often be useful for making better use of your error page to capture the attention of your users. This is the third sidebar that will show on the error page. |
| Error 404 – 4 | The 404 error page allows for showing widgets. This can often be useful for making better use of your error page to capture the attention of your users. This is the fourth sidebar that will show on the error page. |
Creating Sidebars
If you want to create a different sidebar on a specific page or post, you can easily do so using the SMK Sidebar Generator plugin that is included with Intensity. Sidebars are created on the Appearance Sidebar Generator page. After they are created and you have added widgets to them, you can set the new sidebars to show within the Sidebar Options Tab or within the page/post meta options.
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