February 12, 2011 
Definition:
function the_shortlink( $text = '', $title = '', $before = '', $after = '' ) {}
Display the Short Link for a Post
Must be called from inside "The Loop"
Parameters
- string $text: Optional The link text or HTML to be displayed. Defaults to ‘This is the short link.’
- string $title: Optional The tooltip for the link. Must be sanitized. Defaults to the sanitized post title.
- string $before: Optional HTML to display before the link.
- string $after: Optional HTML to display after the link.
Defined filters
- the_shortlink
apply_filters( 'the_shortlink', $link, $shortlink, $text, $title )
Source code
function the_shortlink( $text = '', $title = '', $before = '', $after = '' ) {
global $post;
if ( empty( $text ) )
$text = __('This is the short link.');
if ( empty( $title ) )
$title = the_title_attribute( array( 'echo' => FALSE ) );
$shortlink = wp_get_shortlink( $post->ID );
if ( !empty( $shortlink ) ) {
$link = '<a rel="shortlink" href="' . esc_url( $shortlink ) . '" title="' . $title . '">' . $text . '</a>';
$link = apply_filters( 'the_shortlink', $link, $shortlink, $text, $title );
echo $before, $link, $after;
}
}
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