List Child Pages Shortcode

I could not find an easy plugin that enabled me to use a shortcode that would enable me to publish a list of child pages under a parent page. So, I built one.

Usage

The shortcode is [listchildpages]...[/listchildpages]. It accepts several attributes:

• ifempty: Message or HTML to show if no child pages exist.
• order: ASC or DESC. Default: DESC.
• orderby: Field to order by. Default: publish_date (maps to date). Any valid WP_Query orderby value works.
• displayimage: Show featured image (yes|no). Default: no.
• align: CSS class to apply to the image (alignleft, alignright, etc.).
• ulclass, liclass, aclass: CSS classes for the list, list items, and links.
• parent: ID, slug/path, or current to choose the parent page. Default: current.
• size: Image size for thumbnails (thumbnail, medium, large, full, or custom size). Default: thumbnail.

Examples:

Example 1: Order the child pages by publish date in descending order:
[listchildpages aclass=”” ifempty=”No child pages” orderby=”publish_date” order=”desc” displayimage=”no”]

Here are our child pages:

[/listchildpages]

Example 2: Order the child pages by title in ascending order with the page’s featured image aligned left:
[listchildpages orderby=”title” order=”asc” displayimage=”yes” align=”alignleft”]

Here are our child pages:

[/listchildpages]

Example 3: Target a specific parent page by ID and use medium-sized images:
[listchildpages parent=”123″ displayimage=”yes” size=”medium”]

Resources

[/listchildpages]

Example 4: Target a parent page by slug and show full-size featured images:
[listchildpages parent=”about/company” displayimage=”yes” size=”full”]

Team Sections

[/listchildpages]

Example 5: Explicitly set the parent as the current page and use large images:
[listchildpages parent=”current” displayimage=”yes” size=”large”]

Subpages

[/listchildpages]

The shortcode accepts all of the Order and Orderby Parameters listed within the WordPress class reference.

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