Title: xkcd-shortcode
Author: Darshan Sawardekar
Published: <strong>ဖေ‌ဖော်ဝါရီ 19၊ 2014</strong>
Last modified: မတ် 17၊ 2014

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# xkcd-shortcode

 By [Darshan Sawardekar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsawardekar/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/xkcd-shortcode.0.8.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/xkcd-shortcode/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/xkcd-shortcode/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/xkcd-shortcode/#installation)
 * [Development](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/xkcd-shortcode/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xkcd-shortcode/)

## Description

This plugin adds an `[xkcd]` shortcode tag to WordPress. You can use it to embed
the [XKCD](http://xkcd.com) webcomic into your posts and pages.

It takes a `num` attribute that specifies the number of the XKCD comic to embed.
For Eg:- To embed the 100th comic use,

    ```
        [xkcd num='100'] 
    ```

When the `num` attribute is omitted the latest XKCD comic is shown instead.

    ```
        [xkcd] 
    ```

## Installation

 1. Upload the `xkcd-shortcode` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Use `[xkcd]` shortcodes in your posts or pages.

## FAQ

#### Does it download the xkcd images?

No. The images are hotlinked to the [XKCD website](http://xkcd.com)

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“xkcd-shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed 
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Darshan Sawardekar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsawardekar/)

[Translate “xkcd-shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/xkcd-shortcode)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xkcd-shortcode/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/xkcd-shortcode/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/xkcd-shortcode/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/xkcd-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.8.0

 * Adds caching. Comics are now cached as transients.
 * Fixes version numbering

#### 0.7

 * Fixes readme.

#### 0.6

 * Fixes usage with scatter_deploy.

#### 0.1

 * Initial Release

## Meta

 *  Version **0.8.0**
 *  Last updated **12 နှစ် ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.7.41**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/xkcd-shortcode/)
 * Tags
 * [shortcode](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)[xkcd](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xkcd/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/xkcd-shortcode/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Darshan Sawardekar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dsawardekar/)

## Support

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