WordPress – using short codes within 404 page

Just a trick I just figured out – I installed a sitemap plugin for wordpress and wanted to drop the rendered sitemap into my 404 page.  The short code for the plug was [ slick-sitemap ].  So, in my 404.php page within my theme directory, I just added this :

<?php echo  apply_filters(‘the_content’,'[slick-sitemap]’);?>

 

that’s, well, slick 🙂

 

My top 5 wordpress plugins

404 Redirected – coupled with SEO Ultimate, allows you to catch 404 errors (ie – outdated bookmarks) and link them to the correct content.

Akismet – comes bundled with wordpress and for good reason.  Best anti-spam tool I have found for wordpress.

Better WordPress Minify  – awesome at reducing the number of HTTP requests your site generates.  combines all JS into 1 <javascript> tag, and all css into a single tag.

Contact Form 7 – simple contact form to email processing plugin

 SEO Ultimate – This one is helpful, not just for SEO but for general site management.  Has a 404 tracker as well as allows you to defined per page custom titles, meta descriptions, and keywords.