Code Snippet DM for WordPress

Gutenberg block The block is called “Code Snippet DM” and can be found in the embed section of Gutenberg blocks. Keywords that can be used to find it: code, snippet, dm.

Once the block is added in the Gutenberg editor, it can be customized via the sidebar settings that will appear for each block. The sidebar will include all the settings that are available for the shortcode. Some of the settings will be applied in real time in your editor.

The code styling (syntax highlight) and line numbers are only available on the front-end, in the editor you will not be able to preview the correct colors for the code or the line numbers.

Shortcode Options There are a number of options that you can use in the shortcode:

background with options yes or no will enable/disable the color background (Default yes)

background-mobile with options yes or no will enable/disable the color background for mobile devices (Default yes)

bg-color accepts any HEX, RGB or RGBA value to change the background color (Default #abb8c3)

theme with options light or dark that changes the code editor theme (Default dark)

slim with options yes or no that changes the code editor from default to a slim version, ideal for one-line code (Default no)

line-numbers with options yes or no that will enable a left side line number for columns (Default no)

language with options clike, css, javascript, markup, perl, php, python, ruby, sql, typescript, shell will highlight the syntaxes based on what you select for your code (Default php)

wrap with options yes or no will wrap the code or add a horizontal scroll bar to display it as it is (Default no)

height allows you to input any value and will set the code snippet height to that value. Example: 500px. (Default is empty)

copy-text this is used for the text shown on the copy button. If it’s not added it will use the default option. (Default Copy Code)

copy-confirmed this is used for the text shown after you click the copy button. If it’s not added it will use the default option. (Default Copied)

Example of shortcode:

[dm_code_snippet background="yes" background-mobile="yes" slim="no" line-numbers="no" bg-color="#abb8c3" theme="light" language="css" wrapped="no" height="500px" copy-text="Get the Code!" copy-confirmed="You have it!"]<pre> .dm-code-snippet.dark { background: $default-bg; padding: 40px 35px 45px 35px; margin: 30px 0; }</pre> [/dm_code_snippet]

Important:

* If you use the shortcode directly, make sure to wrap the code in <pre></pre> as in the example above.

* If you want to add HTML using the shortcode, you’ll need to escape the HTML before pasting it in the shortcode. (You can easily find an escape tool online to convert the code)

* If you have code (not HTML) that uses ‘</’ and you add it with the shortcode and not the and the TinyMCE button, you will need to escape ‘</’ from your code in order to properly display it.

Use the TinyMCE button if you don’t want to add the shortcode yourself. (see Screenshots)