List Menus, Shortcodes, and Dual Pipeline Reference

List Menus are reusable, drag-and-drop ordered link collections that you can embed anywhere on your store using the [list:N] shortcode. This page covers the builder interface, the full shortcode syntax reference, and how Site Store Pro’s dual-pipeline processing system resolves shortcodes across different content areas. Navigate to Admin → CMS → List Menus.

Access to the List Menu Builder is restricted to Admin accounts only. Other user roles receive a 403 Forbidden response.

Builder Features

Feature	Detail
Drag-and-drop reordering	Powered by SortableJS + Alpine.js; sort offsets are saved to the database immediately on drop
Inline Saving	A green Save button (using Livewire `wire:dirty`) appears automatically when any list item field has unsaved changes
Creation Safety Resave	When adding a new item, all existing items are pre-saved first to prevent data loss during concurrent editing
Dynamic Link Generator Sidebar	Live search across CMS Pages, Products, Categories, and Brands — max 25 results per query
Shortcode Badges	Click a result to copy its shortcode, or drag it directly into a list item input field

Shortcode Syntax Reference

[list:{id}]

Embeds the entire named list menu inline.

[page:id]
[page:id label="Custom Anchor Text"]

[product:id]
[product:id label="Custom Anchor Text"]

[category:id]
[category:id label="Custom Anchor Text"]

[brand:id]
[brand:id label="Custom Anchor Text"]

Plugin, Download, and Form Shortcodes

[plugin:slug params]          — embed a display plugin
[download:N]                  — embed a CMS download
[download:N label="Custom Text"]
[code-embed:N]                — embed a code/video snippet
[cms-form id=N]               — embed a contact form

Examples

[page:14 label="View Return Policy"]
[product:88 label="Shop Blue Widget"]
[category:5]
[brand:3 label="Browse Acme Products"]
[list:2]
[download:7 label="Firmware v2.4.1 (ZIP)"]
[code-embed:3 label="Product Demo Video"]
[cms-form id=1]

Shortcode Support Matrix

Content Field	list / page / product / category / brand	download	plugin	Blade `@auth`
CMS Page main body	✅ Pipeline A	✅ Pipeline B	✅ Pipeline B	✅ Pipeline B
CMS Page left sidebar	✅ A	✅ B	✅ B	✅ B
CMS Page right sidebar	✅ A	✅ B	✅ B	✅ B
Product short description	✅ A	✅ B	✅ B	✅ B
Product long description	✅ A	✅ B	✅ B	✅ B
List menu items	✅ A	✅ A¹	✅ A¹	❌
Site footer / header layouts	✅ A	❌	❌	❌

¹ List menu items run through Pipeline A, which also resolves download and plugin shortcodes when used within list content.

Dual-Pipeline Processing System

Site Store Pro uses two separate processing pipelines for shortcode resolution and dynamic content rendering.

Pipeline A — ShortcodeProcessor

Handles structural link and list shortcodes:

[list:N] — renders a named list menu
[page:id], [product:id], [category:id], [brand:id] — resolves to anchor links
[download:N], [plugin:slug] (when resolved from within a list menu item)

Pipeline B — Dynamic Blade Parser

Runs after Pipeline A on CMS page bodies, sidebars, and product descriptions. Adds support for:

[download:N] — CMS file delivery
[plugin:slug] — display plugin embeds
Inline Laravel Blade directives

Blade Directives in CMS Content

Pipeline B enables authenticated-user content gating directly in the TinyMCE editor:

@auth
    <p>Welcome back, {{ auth()->user()->name }}!</p>
@else
    <p>Sign in to unlock wholesale rates.</p>
@endauth

Blade directives (@auth, @guest, @if, etc.) are only supported in content processed by Pipeline B — CMS page bodies, sidebars, and product descriptions. They are not supported in list menu items or header/footer blocks.

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List Menus, Shortcodes, and Dual Pipeline Reference

List Menu Builder

Builder Features

Shortcode Syntax Reference

List Menu Embed

Navigation Link Shortcodes

Plugin, Download, and Form Shortcodes

Examples

Shortcode Support Matrix

Dual-Pipeline Processing System

Pipeline A — ShortcodeProcessor

Pipeline B — Dynamic Blade Parser

Blade Directives in CMS Content

​List Menu Builder

​Builder Features

​Shortcode Syntax Reference

​List Menu Embed

​Navigation Link Shortcodes

​Plugin, Download, and Form Shortcodes

​Examples

​Shortcode Support Matrix

​Dual-Pipeline Processing System

​Pipeline A — ShortcodeProcessor

​Pipeline B — Dynamic Blade Parser

​Blade Directives in CMS Content

List Menu Builder

Builder Features

Shortcode Syntax Reference

List Menu Embed

Navigation Link Shortcodes

Plugin, Download, and Form Shortcodes

Examples

Shortcode Support Matrix

Dual-Pipeline Processing System

Pipeline A — ShortcodeProcessor

Pipeline B — Dynamic Blade Parser

Blade Directives in CMS Content