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  • How to Shortcode to display users IP address in posts & pages

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    Adding this snippet to the functions.php of your wordpress theme will let you use a shortcode to display the users IP address in your posts or pages.

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    <>
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    function display_user_ip() {
	$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
	return $ip;
}
add_shortcode('user_ip', 'display_user_ip');
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    wordpress snippet : SHORTCODE

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    [ip]

    ( WordPress codex functions, hooks, in this snippet. )

    add_shortcode,

  • What are the benefits of displaying the the users I.P address in your posts and pages?

    • Jaybe

      It’s just a choice, if you wanted to show someone you knew their IP. It really serves little purpose unless you’re wanting to point out, “Hey – I know where you’re coming from… here’s your address…”, or if you provide a service for your users that gives them their IP address as seen by/on the internet. Unless you have a need, I wouldn’t push that information out to the public.

  • Djenar

    I added this snippet to the function.php, but I didn’t see any IP address show on my website.
    Can you tell me more about this? Thanks.

    • Midhun Mathew

      You have to use ‘[user_ip]’ as shortcode not ‘[ip]’. Then it will work..!!!!

  • Patrick

    IS NOT working !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Midhun Mathew

      You have to use ‘[user_ip]’ as shortcode not ‘[ip]’. Then it will work..!!

    • Carl

      it works… if you are embedding, use

    • Tape Roll

      Plz be kind to the code writer.
      He helped me a lot without contact.
      Change ip to user_ip.
      You could notice this litte mistake if you rewrite the code instead of it.

  • Guest

    You have to use ‘[user_ip]’ as shortcode not ‘[ip]’. Then it will work..!!!!!!

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