rajivpant

xenograg

<p>Blogroll Links is a WordPress plugin that displays your site’s link bookmarks (formerly called “blogroll”) within posts and pages using a simple shortcode.</p>
<p>For people who maintain their website or blog using the WordPress content management system, Blogroll Links uses WordPress’ built-in Links feature and presents links to friends’ pages, resources, and social networking profiles.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Display links by category using the category slug</li>
<li>Customizable sorting (by name, URL, rating, or ID)</li>
<li>Honors link visibility settings (show/hidden)</li>
<li>Respects target window settings for each link</li>
<li>Displays link descriptions and images if available</li>
<li>Works with WordPress’ built-in Links Manager</li>
<li>Supports XFN (XHTML Friends Network) relationship tags</li>
<li>Full PHP 8+ compatibility</li>
<li>Secure: Protected against SQL injection, XSS, and CSRF attacks</li>
</ul>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<p>Add this shortcode to any post or page:</p>
<pre><code>[blogroll-links categoryslug="my-links"]
</code></pre>
<h4>Full Shortcode Options</h4>
<pre><code>[blogroll-links categoryslug="my-links" sortby="link_name" sortorder="asc"]
</code></pre>
<h4>Parameters</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>categoryslug</code> – The slug of the link category to display (required)</li>
<li><code>sortby</code> – Sort field: link_name, link_url, link_rating, link_id (default: link_name)</li>
<li><code>sortorder</code> – Sort direction: asc or desc (default: asc)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<p><strong>Display friends’ websites sorted by name:</strong><br />
    [blogroll-links categoryslug=”friends” sortby=”link_name” sortorder=”asc”]</p>
<p><strong>Display resources sorted by rating (highest first):</strong><br />
    [blogroll-links categoryslug=”resources” sortby=”link_rating” sortorder=”desc”]</p>
<p><strong>Display social media profiles:</strong><br />
    [blogroll-links categoryslug=”social-profiles”]</p>
<h4>Live Examples</h4>
<p>See this plugin in action:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.rajiv.com/friends/" rel="nofollow ugc">www.rajiv.com/friends/</a> – Social networking links with XFN tags</li>
<li><a href="https://www.rajiv.com/charity/" rel="nofollow ugc">www.rajiv.com/charity/</a> – Charitable organizations list</li>
</ul>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>Thanks to Dave Grega and Adam E. Falk (xenograg) for their contributions to this code.</p>
<p>Version 3.0 was modernized using <a href="https://rajiv.com/blog/2025/11/09/synthesis-engineering-with-claude-code-technical-implementation-and-workflows/" rel="nofollow ugc">Synthesis Coding</a> with Claude Code – a human-AI collaborative development approach.</p>


Brian Onorio, O3

<p>This plugin makes it easy to output a list of Links on any WordPress Post, Page, or other Custom Post Type. The shortcode uses the<br />
WordPress native <code>wp_list_bookmarks</code> function call to output the list. All native function arguments are available to the shortcode.</p>
<p>For more information on this plugin and support for this plugin, visit <a href="http://www.weareo3.com/plugins/wp-links-shortcode/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Links Shortcode on O3</a>.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Simply add the following shortcode to a Post or Page:</p>
<pre><code>[wp_list_bookmarks]
</code></pre>
<p>The following parameters are available, defaults in parenthesis:</p>
<ul>
<li>categorize (true)</li>
<li>category (all categories)</li>
<li>exclude_category (none)</li>
<li>category_name (none)</li>
<li>category_before (<code><li id="[category id]" class="linkcat"></code>)</li>
<li>category_after (<code></li></code>)</li>
<li>class (linkcat)</li>
<li>category_orderby (name)</li>
<li>category_order (ASC)</li>
<li>title_li (Bookmarks)</li>
<li>title_before (<code><h2></code>)</li>
<li>title_after ()</li>
<li>show_private (false)</li>
<li>include (none)</li>
<li>exclude (none)</li>
<li>orderby (name)</li>
<li>order (ASC)</li>
<li>limit (-1)</li>
<li>before (<code><li></code>)</li>
<li>after (<code></li></code>)</li>
<li>link_before (none)</li>
<li>link_after (none)</li>
<li>between (<code><br /></code>)</li>
<li>show_images (true)</li>
<li>show_description (false)</li>
<li>show_name (false)</li>
<li>show_rating (false)</li>
<li>show_updated (false)</li>
<li>hide_invisible (true)</li>
</ul>
<p>For a full list of arguments and their available options, visit the <code>wp_list_bookmarks</code> function on the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_bookmarks" rel="nofollow ugc">Codex</a>.</p>


WP Links Shortcode

This plugin adds a shortcode to emulate the WordPress native function wp_list_bookmarks.

Blogroll Links vs WP Links Shortcode