What are z-codes?
If you’re coming from WordPress then you’re probably familiar with shortcodes. Not familiar? No worries it’s easy to get started. In a nutshell, with zora shortcodes (z-codes) you can:
- Turn any blog post into an audio or video podcast
- Embed products and collections inline and create product review and gift guide posts
- Transform a product page into an affiliate product page
- Create rich author pages with a bio, photo, social links and list of posts
Z-codes allow you to dynamically add content wherever the z-code appears. It’s useful when you don’t want to leave your product, page or article while editing content and you have full control over where the embedded content appears.
How to use z-codes
Z-codes are indicated using square brackets []. The text inside helps zora do magic. Some important things to know about z-codes:
- All z-codes must start with an open square bracket “[” and end in a closing square bracket “]”. e.g. […]
- Following the open bracket include the name of the z-code with no space (e.g. “[product”)
- There should always be a space after the z-code name and before the parameter (e.g. “[product param…]”)
- When assigning a parameter use the equals sign (e.g. [product handle=some-handle])
- The closing bracket should always follow the last parameter and include no spaces.
Available z-codes
- Inline Product embed
- Inline Collection embed
- Media (audio and video)
- Contact
- Affiliate Product