Taxonomy Shortcodes (Genres, Country, Year)

Display taxonomy terms such as Genres, Years, Countries, Languages, and more.
These shortcodes help you build filter sections, navigation menus, and category-based browsing pages.

📌 Available Shortcodes

Shortcode	Description
movie_engine_taxonomies	Main flexible taxonomy shortcode
movie_engine_genres	Alias for genres
movie_engine_years	Alias for years
movie_engine_taxonomy_terms	Display terms of a specific taxonomy

📦 1. Main Shortcode

Basic Usage

[movie_engine_taxonomies]

Example

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="genre" layout="grid" columns="6"]

Core Parameters

Controls which taxonomy is displayed.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
type	string	genre	Taxonomy type (genre, year, country, language, etc.)
limit	number	—	Number of terms to show
orderby	string	name	Sorting method
order	string	ASC	Sort direction
hide_empty	string	true	Hide empty terms

🔹 Example (Core Query)

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="genre" orderby="name"]

Layout & Display

Control how taxonomy items are displayed.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
layout	string	grid	Layout type (grid, slider, list)
columns	number	4	Desktop columns
columns_laptop	number	4	Laptop columns
columns_tablet	number	3	Tablet columns
columns_mobile	number	2	Mobile columns
gap	string	—	Space between items (px)
style	string	default	Display style

🔹 Example (Layout)

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="genre" columns="5" layout="grid"]

Slider Options

Only applies when layout="slider".

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
autoplay	string	false	Enable autoplay
autoplay_speed	number	3000	Slide delay
loop	string	false	Infinite loop
pause_on_hover	string	true	Pause on hover
show_dots	string	false	Show dots

🔹 Example (Slider)

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="genre" layout="slider" autoplay="true"]

Content Options

Control what appears inside each taxonomy item.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
show_count	string	true	Show number of items
show_image	string	true	Show term image (if available)
show_name	string	true	Show taxonomy name

🔹 Example (Content)

[movie_engine_taxonomies show_count="true"]

Section Header

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
title	string	—	Section title
show_view_all	string	false	Show “View All” link
view_all_url	string	—	Custom URL

Styling

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
custom_class	string	—	Custom CSS class

Supported Values

type (taxonomy)

• genre
• year
• country
• language
• tag
• studio
• network

👉 You can also use custom taxonomy slugs

layout

• grid
• slider
• list

orderby

• name
• count
• id

order

• ASC
• DESC

🔗 Alias Shortcodes

These are shortcuts for common taxonomy types:

🎬 Genres

[movie_engine_genres]

👉 Same as:

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="genre"]

Years

[movie_engine_years]

👉 Same as:

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="year"]

Taxonomy Terms

[movie_engine_taxonomy_terms taxonomy="genre"]

Use this for custom taxonomy display.

Behavior Notes

• Works with all registered taxonomies
• Supports custom taxonomy slugs
• Clicking a term redirects to:
  • Archive page OR
  • Filtered library page
• Empty terms are hidden when hide_empty="true"
• The slider disables automatically if there are few items

Example Shortcodes

Genre Grid

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="genre" columns="6"]

Country Slider

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="country" layout="slider" autoplay="true"]

Year List

[movie_engine_years layout="list"]

Custom Taxonomy

[movie_engine_taxonomies type="network"]