contests-by-shortcode.php

<?php

/*********************************************
    Contests CPT
**********************************************/

/* Contest CPT :: Initiate CPT
**********************************************/

function vs_register_contests_post_type() {
	$labels = array(
		'name' => 'Contests',
		'singular_name' => 'Contest',
		'add_new' => 'Add New',
		'add_new_item' => 'Add New Contest',
		'edit_item' => 'Edit Contest',
		'new_item' => 'New Contest',
		'view_item' => 'View Contest',
		'search_items' => 'Search Contests',
		'not_found' =>  'No contests found',
		'not_found_in_trash' => 'No contests found in trash.',
		'parent_item_colon' => '',
		'menu_name' => 'Contests'
	);
	
	$args = array(
		'labels' => $labels,
		'public' => true,
		'publicly_queryable' => true,
		'show_ui' => true, 
		'show_in_menu' => true, 
		'query_var' => true,
		'rewrite' => true,
		'capability_type' => 'post',
		'has_archive' => true, 
		'hierarchical' => false,
		'menu_icon'    => 'dashicons-tickets',
		'menu_position' => null,
		'supports' => array('title','editor'),
		'taxonomies' => array( 'contest-status' ),
	); 

	register_post_type( 'contests', $args );
}

add_action( 'init', 'vs_register_contests_post_type' );	

/* Contest CPT :: Add Taxonomy
**********************************************/

function vs_register_contest_status_taxonomy() {
	$labels = array(
		'name' => 'Contest Status',
		'singular_name' => 'Contest Status',
		'search_items' =>  'Search Contest Status',
		'all_items' => 'All Contest Statuses',
		'edit_item' => 'Edit Contest Status',
		'update_item' => 'Update Contest Status',
		'add_new_item' => 'Add New Contest Status',
		'new_item_name' => 'New Contest Status Name',
		'menu_name' => 'Contest Status'
	); 	
	
	register_taxonomy( 'contest-status', array('contests'), 
		array(
			'hierarchical' => true,
			'labels' => $labels,
			'show_ui' => true,
			'show_in_menu' => true,
			'query_var' => true,
			'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'contest-status' ),
		)
	);
}
add_action( 'init', 'vs_register_contest_status_taxonomy' );


/* Add Archive Settings to Contests CPT
**********************************************/
add_post_type_support( 'contests', 'genesis-cpt-archives-settings' );


/* Call Contests List By Shortcode
**********************************************/
function vs_register_contest_shortcode ( $atts ) {
    
    $atts = (shortcode_atts(array(
    	'status'  => 'current',
        'orderby' => 'post_date',
    ), $atts ) );

    global $post;
 
    $contest_atts = array(
          'post_type' => 'contests',
          'orderby' => $atts['orderby'],
          'tax_query' => array(
            array(
              'taxonomy' => 'contest-status',
              'field' => 'slug',
              'terms' => $atts['status'],
            )
        ));
    
    $contest_style = "contest-".$contest_atts['tax_query'][0]['terms'];
    
    $output = "<ul class=\"".$contest_style."\">";
    
    $contests = new WP_Query( $contest_atts );
    
    if( $contests->have_posts() ) {
      while( $contests->have_posts() ) {
        $contests->the_post();
            $output .= "<li>".get_the_time('m/d/y')." :: <a href=\"'".get_permalink()."\" target=\"_blank\">".get_the_title()."</a></li>";
      }
    }
    else {
      $output .= "<li>No contests found.</li>";
    }    
    
    $output .= '</ul>';  
    
    return $output; 
}

add_shortcode( 'contests', 'vs_register_contest_shortcode' );