shortcode_atts( array $pairs, array $atts, string $shortcode = '' ): array

Combines user attributes with known attributes and fill in defaults when needed.

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Description

The pairs should be considered to be all of the attributes which are supported by the caller and given as a list. The returned attributes will only contain the attributes in the $pairs list.

If the $atts list has unsupported attributes, then they will be ignored and removed from the final returned list.

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Parameters

$pairs array Required
Entire list of supported attributes and their defaults.
$atts array Required
User defined attributes in shortcode tag.
$shortcode string Optional
The name of the shortcode, provided for context to enable filtering

Default: ''

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Return

array Combined and filtered attribute list.

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Source

File: wp-includes/shortcodes.php. View all references 

function shortcode_atts( $pairs, $atts, $shortcode = '' ) {
	$atts = (array) $atts;
	$out  = array();
	foreach ( $pairs as $name => $default ) {
		if ( array_key_exists( $name, $atts ) ) {
			$out[ $name ] = $atts[ $name ];
		} else {
			$out[ $name ] = $default;
		}
	}

	if ( $shortcode ) {
		/**
		 * Filters shortcode attributes.
		 *
		 * If the third parameter of the shortcode_atts() function is present then this filter is available.
		 * The third parameter, $shortcode, is the name of the shortcode.
		 *
		 * @since 3.6.0
		 * @since 4.4.0 Added the `$shortcode` parameter.
		 *
		 * @param array  $out       The output array of shortcode attributes.
		 * @param array  $pairs     The supported attributes and their defaults.
		 * @param array  $atts      The user defined shortcode attributes.
		 * @param string $shortcode The shortcode name.
		 */
		$out = apply_filters( "shortcode_atts_{$shortcode}", $out, $pairs, $atts, $shortcode );
	}

	return $out;
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses Description
apply_filters() wp-includes/plugin.php

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.5.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Aaron T. Grogg —

    It might be really useful to note that attribute names must be all lowercase…

    If your shortcode looks like this:
    [shortcode attOne="foo" attTwo="bar"]
    The array passed to the callback function will look like this:
    Array( attone => "foo", atttwo => "bar" )

    So, I guess you could use camelCase in the shortcode, just remember to expect those camelCase to be all lowercase in your shortcode_atts…

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    Contributed by Codex —

    Example

    /**
 * Callback to register a bartag shortcode.
 *
 * @param array $atts Shortcode attributes.
 * @return string Shortcode output.
function wpdocs_bartag_func( $atts ) {
	$atts = shortcode_atts(
		array(
			'foo' => 'no foo',
			'bar' => 'default bar',
		), $atts, 'bartag' );

	return 'bartag: ' . esc_html( $atts['foo'] ) . ' ' . esc_html( $atts['bar'] );
}
add_shortcode( 'bartag', 'wpdocs_bartag_func' );

    [bartag foo=”koala” bar=”bears”] outputs the following:
    bartag: koala bears

    [bartag foo=”koala”] outputs the following:
    bartag: koala default bar

    This creates a “[bartag]” shortcode that supports two attributes: [bartag foo="something" bar="something else"]. Both attributes are optional and will take on default options if they are not provided.

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    Contributed by crstauf —

    Clarification on Aaron’s note:

    The case of the keys on the $pairs must match the keys on the $atts, or the value will be discarded.

    See these examples:

    print_r( shortcode_atts( array(
	'CAPITAL' => '1',
	'fooBar' => '2',
), array(
	'CAPITAL' => '3',
	'fooBar' => '4',
) ) );
// Output: Array ( [CAPITAL] => 3 [fooBar] => 4 )
    print_r( shortcode_atts( array(
	'CAPITAL' => '1',
	'fooBar' => '2',
), array(
	'capital' => '3',
	'fooBar' => '4',
) ) );
// Output: Array ( [CAPITAL] => 1 [fooBar] => 4 )
    print_r( shortcode_atts( array(
	'CAPITAL' => '1',
	'fooBar' => '2',
), array(
	'capital' => '3',
	'foobar' => '4',
) ) );
// Output: Array ( [CAPITAL] => 1 [fooBar] => 2 )
    print_r( shortcode_atts( array(
	'capital' => '1',
	'fooBar' => '2',
), array(
	'capital' => '3',
	'foobar' => '4',
) ) );
// Output: Array ( [capital] => 3 [fooBar] => 2 )
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    Contributed by Tessa Watkins —

    To ensure this function works and allow for case insensitive attributes, I use array_change_key_case in a one-liner like this

    /**
 * My Custom Shortcode
 * 
 * @param array $atts Optional. An associative array of key/value attributes. Default is empty array.
 * @param string $content Optional. The content between the opening and closing shortcode tags. Default is an empty string.
 * @param string $tag Optional. The name of the shortcode, provided for context to enable filtering. Default is an empty string.
 * 
 * @return string shortcode output
 */
function tw_custom_shortcode($atts = array(), $content = '', $tag = '')
{
    $atts = shortcode_atts(array(), array_change_key_case((array)$atts, CASE_LOWER), $tag);

    //Do stuff, probably sanitize inputs

    $output = '';
    return $output;
}
add_shortcode('tw_custom', 'tw_custom_shortcode');
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    Contributed by zitomerh —

    I had to hunt around to find all the pieces, I hope others find this helpful.

    So, building on a previous example:

    /**
 * How to use shortcode callback parms with shortcode_atts to make
 * callback code flexible and re-useable.
 *
 * This allows filters to be applied to a callback depending on which
 * shortcode called it.
 *
 * @param array  $atts    Shortcode attributes.
 * @param string $content Shortcode content.
 * @param string $tag     The shortcode which invoked the callback
 * @return string Shortcode output.
 */
function my_callback_func( $atts, $content, $tag ) {
    $atts = shortcode_atts(
        array(
            'foo' => '',
            'bar' => '',
        ), $atts, $tag );

 //do something here(trivial example)
	if ( !empty($zoo) ) {
		return $zoo;  //where did $zoo come from? see below
	}
	else return $foo;
    
}

add_shortcode( 'myshortcode1', 'my_callback_func' );
add_shortcode( 'myshortcode2', 'my_callback_func' );

/* now make a filter that's applied ONLY when my_callback_func is invoked by myshortcode1 -
this example adds param 'zoo' to myshortcode1  */

add_filter ('shortcode_atts_myshortcode1', 'add_zoo', 10, 3);
function add_zoo ($out, $pairs, $atts ) {
	$out['zoo'] = '';
	return $out;
}
// Now we can use [myshortcode1 foo='myfoo' zoo='myzoo']  output: myzoo
// and [myshortcode2 foo='myfoo' zoo='myzoo']  output: myfoo

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