Embedding a guide
Show a guide in any post or page with the SimplifyGuide block or the [simplifyguide] shortcode, as a full list or one step at a time.
A guide can appear anywhere WordPress shows content: a post, a page, a knowledge-base article, a members’ area. It looks the same as in the Help Center — title, description, steps, notes, and screenshots with their highlights and annotations — in your brand colour.
The block
- In the block editor, add the SimplifyGuide block. Searching for “guide”, “tutorial”, “how to”, “steps” or “sop” finds it.
- Choose a guide from the Guide list. Drafts are marked draft.
- In the block settings, choose a Layout and whether to Show title and description.
The block previews the guide as it will appear. It supports wide and full alignment, and margin and padding.
The shortcode
Anywhere shortcodes work — the classic editor, a Shortcode block, a widget, a page builder — use:
[simplifyguide id="42"]The editor’s Record & share box shows the shortcode for each guide, ready to copy, and so does the Shortcode column in the classic guide list.
| Attribute | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|
id | The guide’s ID | — (required) |
layout | list or slides | list |
title | yes or no | yes |
[simplifyguide id="42" layout="slides" title="no"]Layouts
| Block setting | Shortcode | What readers see |
|---|---|---|
| All steps | layout="list" | Every step down the page |
| One step at a time | layout="slides" | One step with Previous and Next buttons and a position counter; the left and right arrow keys also work |
All steps suits reference pages and anything people will print or scan. One step at a time suits short guides placed beside other content, where a long list would take over the page.
Turning off Show title and description (title="no") hides the title, the
description and the step count — useful when the page already has its own
heading.
Clicking a screenshot opens it full size in a new tab.
Who can see an embedded guide
An embed follows the same rules as the Help Center. The guide must be published, and then:
| Viewer | Sees the guide if |
|---|---|
| Someone who can edit the guide | Always, even as a draft |
| A logged-in user | Their role is ticked in Who sees this guide, or no roles are ticked, or the guide is Public |
| A visitor who is not logged in | The guide is Public |
Anyone else sees nothing at all — the block leaves no gap and no message.
That includes most visitors to a public page. If you embed a guide on your front end for customers who are not logged in, tick Public — visitors can see it where it is embedded in the guide’s Who sees this guide box. Read Public guides first.
Be careful when checking your own page. You can edit the guide, so you always see it — even when visitors see nothing. Check the page in a private window, or logged out, before you rely on it.
Users who can edit posts but not this guide see a notice in its place on the front end: This guide is not public. Only you can see this notice; visitors see nothing. Visitors do not see it.
Show me on embedded guides
Embeds show the guide; they do not include a Show me button. Logged-in users can start the walkthrough from the Help Center, or you can link to it directly — see Show me.