Title: Shortcode use vs. simple links
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Shortcode use vs. simple links

 *  Resolved [danwpc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danwpc/)
 * (@danwpc)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-use-vs-simple-links/)
 * Could you explain/give examples of how you implement use of this shortcode? What
   is the advantage over simply linking to an image in your media library? I’m obviously
   missing something.
 *  Thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/edd-download-images/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/edd-download-images/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Andrew Munro / AffiliateWP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sumobi/)
 * (@sumobi)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-use-vs-simple-links/#post-3834722)
 * Hi Dan,
 * Sorry for the delay, the support system never sent a notification.
 * Using links within the content editor can get a bit tedious when there are many
   links are large amounts of content, hence this plugin provides a nicer interface
   to keep your images “separated” from the content editor.
 * This means there’s only one shortcode which you can move around, especially handy
   when the WP editor’s formatting goes crazy. This plugin also groups the images
   in an array so if you were a developer you could easily rig it to show the images
   in a slideshow, lightbox etc.
 * Let me know if you have any more questions. I just released a nicer solution 
   to this plugin and it works for all post types [http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-image-gallery/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-image-gallery/)

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