Description
This tiny plugin allows you to use spintax like {phrase 1|phrase 2|phrase 3} in your posts, pages and theme files. Just enclose the content that you want to be processed in the shortcode [wpts_spin][/wpts_spin] and a unique copy will be generated on each page load. Alternatively, you can pass the spintax string to the function wpts_spin() and echo the returned value.
The plugin can help you avoid duplicate content penalties. For instance if you have a sizable block of text that needs to appear throughout the website then you can write spintax for it and use the above-mentioned shortcode or template tag to generate unique copies.
Nested spintax like {phrase 1|phrase 2|{sub-phrase 1|sub-phrase 2|sub-phrase 3}} is also supported by the plugin.
Example 1:
Shortcode:
[wpts_spin]{phrase 1|phrase 2|phrase 3}[/wpts_spin]
Function:
<?php wpts_spin('{phrase 1|phrase 2|phrase 3}'); ?>
Sample Output:
- phrase 1
- phrase 2
- phrase 3
Example 2 (Nested Spintax):
Shortcode:
[wpts_spin]{phrase 1|phrase 2|{sub-phrase 1|sub-phrase 2|sub-phrase 3}}[/wpts_spin]
Function:
<?php wpts_spin( '{phrase 1|phrase 2|{sub-phrase 1|sub-phrase 2|sub-phrase 3}}' ); ?>
Sample Output:
- phrase 1
- sub-phrase 2
Example 3 (Caching):
Shortcode:
[wpts_spin cache="604800"]{phrase 1|phrase 2|phrase 3}[/wpts_spin]
Function:
<?php wpts_spin( '{phrase 1|phrase 2|phrase 3}', array( 'cache' => '604800' ) ); ?>
Sample Output:
Same as Example 1 but the output will be cached for a week (604800 seconds).
Installation
- Use WordPress’ plugin installer to install the plugin.
- Use the shortcode [wpts_spin] in posts or pages.
FAQ
- How deep can the nesting be?
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It can be as deep as you like. However a nested string might take more time to be processed.
- The same content is appearing on every page load. What could be the problem?
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The plugin works only when the page is rendered dynamically. If the post or page is being loaded from a cache then the same content might keep appearing on every page load.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.3.0
- Added caching for performance
1.2.0
- Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.9
1.1.0
- Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.7
1.0.0
- Checked compatibility with WordPress 4.6
0.1
- Initial release