In this section, we are going to understand WordPress shortcode by considering the perspective of different user types. As a developer, it's important to understand all the three user perspectives to build and use shortcodes in development tasks. Let's take a look at the following diagram:
The preceding diagram is based on the three user perspectives involved in the process of using shortcodes.
The use of content is optional for a shortcode. We can find many self-enclosing shortcodes that generate the output without using any content.
Let's understand each of these three user perspectives.
