Have you ever wanted to apply your favorite plugin’s shortcodes outside of WordPress editors? Here is a short tip I can give you guys on how you can place your plugin shortcodes anywhere in WordPress
Below is the code
<? echo do_shortcode('[myshortcode]'); ?>
Example this is from a plugin called Smooth Slider this is how you place the code
<? echo do_shortcode('[smoothslider id="1"]'); ?>
Just replace the bolded text and that is it you can now enjoy implementing your plugin’s shortcodes anywhere in your site
Souce: http://wpengineer.com/2051/use-wordpress-shortcodes-outside-the-editor/
Is shortcode really important? Is it something my WP blog can’t do without?
David Ryan recently posted..thecalculatr.com
actually it’s a matter of choice, you can use it or not it’s up to you. Short codes makes working on your site faster instead of typing a lot of syntax.