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EBB Opt-ins

How to add an opt-in anywhere on your site with shortcodes

Before you begin:

Make sure you’ve uploaded your opt-in details into EBB Opt-ins.

“A shortcode lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Think of a shortcode as a shortcut to add features to your website that would normally require lots of complicated computer code and technical ability.” – https://wordpress.com/support/shortcodes/

Using shortcodes, you can place an EBB Opt-in anywhere you’d like it to appear: you’re not restricted to displaying opt-ins at the bottom of posts only!

To add an opt-in using shortcodes:

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Open the editing screen for the post/page you’d like to add the opt-in to.
  3. In the place where you’d like the opt-in to appear, insert your opt-in shortcode.
  4. Save your post.

You should now be able to view your post/page and see your opt-in in the place where you inserted the shortcode.

How to build your shortcode:

Start with the basic EBB opt-in shortcode: [ebb_display_optin]
This will display either the opt-in selected for this particular post (set via the EBB Opt-ins settings) for posts, or the global default opt-in for posts without a specific opt-in selected, pages, or widget areas.

To select a different opt-in, add the “optin” attribute to the shortcode: [ebb_display_optin optin=”XX”] where XX is the ID of your opt-in.

To find the ID number of the opt-in you’d like to display, open the edit screen for that opt-in. In the address bar, look for the part of the URL that says “?post=XX” – see video below for example; this number is your opt-in’s ID.

To change how the opt-in displays, use one of the following attributes:

  • display-title: Should the opt-in’s title be displayed? “yes” to show title; “no” to hide title. Ex: 
    [ebb_display_optin display-title=”no”]
  • display-image: Should the opt-in’s featured image be displayed? “yes” to show featured image; “no” to hide featured image. Ex: 
    [ebb_display_optin display-image=”yes”]
  • display-description: Should the opt-in’s description be displayed? “yes” to show description; “no” to hide description. Ex: 
    [ebb_display_optin display-description=”no”]
  • display-fineprint: Should the opt-in’s fine print be displayed? “yes” to show fine print; “no” to hide fine print. Ex: 
    [ebb_display_optin display-fineprint=”yes”]

Any of the attributes can be mixed and matched to customize your opt-in in the same way you would when using the default EBB opt-in display for your posts.

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