Title: Adding parameters to shortcode
Last modified: January 21, 2021

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# Adding parameters to shortcode

 *  [jbgoesonline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbgoesonline/)
 * (@jbgoesonline)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-parameters-to-shortcode-2/)
 * I have shortcode like this:
 * [shortcode_name][/shortcode_name]
 * I would like to add parameters. Maybe something like this? How do I add them 
   to shortcode?
 * [shortcode_name parameter=”parameter”][/shortcode_name]
 * If this is possible, also how do I add to code snippets. This is a working example
   without parameter.
 * add_shortcode( ‘shortcode_name’, function () {
 *  $out = loop_through_data (“data”, $ADD_PARAMETER_HERE, $ANOTHER_PARAMETER_HERE);
 *  return $out;
    } );

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 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-parameters-to-shortcode-2/#post-14165779)
 * Hi [@jbgoesonline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbgoesonline/),
 * This page should explain what you need to know to make this possible: [https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes/shortcodes-with-parameters/](https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes/shortcodes-with-parameters/)

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 * Last reply from: [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-parameters-to-shortcode-2/#post-14165779)
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