# shortcode-variables/5.1.8/includes/shortcode.user.php

Snippet Shortcodes, version 5.1.8. 76 lines.

- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/shortcode-variables/5.1.8/code/includes/shortcode.user.php
- Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/shortcode-variables/5.1.8/raw/includes/shortcode.user.php
- Modified: 2026-07-17T12:26:08+00:00

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```php
<?php

defined('ABSPATH') or die('Jog on!');

/**
 * Render the main user defined shortcode [sv]
 *
 * @param $args
 *
 * @return bool|mixed|string
 */
function sh_cd_shortcode( $args ) {

	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, [ 'slug' => NULL ] );

	return sh_cd_shortcode_render( $args );
}
add_shortcode( SH_CD_SHORTCODE, 'sh_cd_shortcode' );
add_shortcode( 'shortcode-variables', 'sh_cd_shortcode' );  // Backwards compatibility
add_shortcode( 's-var', 'sh_cd_shortcode' );                // Backwards compatibility

/**
 * Process the shortcode and render
 *
 * @param $args
 *
 * @return mixed|string
 */
function sh_cd_shortcode_render( $args ) {

	// Have a slug?
	if ( true === empty( $args[ 'slug' ] ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	// Preset shortcode?
	if ( false !== sh_cd_is_preset( $args[ 'slug' ] ) ) {
		return sh_cd_shortcode_presets_render( $args );
	}

	// Cached?
	$shortcode = sh_cd_cache_get( $args[ 'slug' ] );

	// If not in cache, hit the database!
	if ( false === $shortcode ) {

		$shortcode = sh_cd_db_shortcodes_by_slug( $args[ 'slug' ] );

		// Cache it! If a multisite, only cache the shortcode for 30 seconds. Otherwise, fall back to default cache time.
		$cache_time = ( true === sh_cd_is_premium() && true === in_array( $args[ 'slug' ], sh_cd_multisite_slugs() ) ) ? 30 : NULL;

		sh_cd_cache_set( $args[ 'slug' ], $shortcode, $cache_time );

	}

	// If still no reference to a shortcode then slug doesn't exist
	if ( true === empty( $shortcode ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	// Any other reasons this shortcode shouldn't be displayed? e.g. has the 
	// Premium plugin determined it's not the correct device type? etc
	if ( true === apply_filters( 'sh-cd-filter-hide-shortcode', false, $shortcode ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	// Let the Premium plugin (or anything else) know this shortcode was just rendered, e.g. for usage analytics
	do_action( 'sh-cd-shortcode-rendered', $shortcode, $args );

	// Process other shortcodes within this one
	$shortcode = do_shortcode( $shortcode[ 'data' ] );

	// Replace placeholders with user defined parameters
	return sh_cd_apply_user_defined_parameters( $shortcode, $args );
}

```