#Metalsmith Flexible Shortcodes

Although there is a plugin called metalsmith-shortcodes it doesn't really work the way you expected (and how they work in WordPress, unlike stated).

This aims to be a lot closer to the way the shortcodes work in WordPress: [foo param1="bar" param2="baz"]

Internally this plugin uses meta-shortcodes to parse and render the shortcodes.

##Examples

---
title: Test Page
template: page.hbt
---
This is a cool image:
[flickr src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/curlywurly1st/14438479793/in/explore-2014-06-14"]

And in your build file:

shortcodes = require('metalsmith-flexible-shortcodes');

Metalsmith(__dirname)
    // ...
    .use(shortcodes({
        shortcodes: {
            'flickr': function(str, params) {
                return '<img href="' + params.src + '" />';
            }
        }
    }))

For more infos on how the shortcodes work check out meta-shortcodes.

##Options

shortcodes

An object with key value pairs, where each key represents the shortcode name, e. g. [name] and its value is the function that will be executed for this shortcode.

####Example

{
    shortcodes: {
        'flickr': function(str, params) {
            return '<img href="' + params.src + '" />';
        }
    }
}

Can then be used as [flickr /] in your files.

clean

If true, it will clean any <p>-Tags around the shortcodes, this is needed when you render your files with markdown in some cases.

##Notes It is recommended you run this plugin after your markdown parser, otherwise you won't be able to use fenced code blocks. If you run into this issue also make sure to turn on the clean option.

##Building This plugin is written in ES6 syntax, therefore you will need to compile it. Firstly run $ npm install and then $ gulp.

##License The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014 Robin Thrift

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