Shortcode for Post Title in Genesis and WordPress

This tutorial provides the steps to create and add a shortcode for post title using WordPress and Genesis way.

Use Only one shortcode as per your requirement.

For WordPress Themes

Type 1. Output Post title as Text

add_shortcode( 'custom_post_title', 'custom_post_title_shortcode' );
function custom_post_title_shortcode() {
	return get_the_title();
}

Type 2. Output Post title with additional HTML

add_shortcode( 'custom_post_title', 'custom_post_title_shortcode' );
function custom_post_title_shortcode() {
	return '<h4 class="custom-post-title">'.get_the_title().'</h4>';
}

Type 3. Output Post title with Post link and additional HTML

add_shortcode( 'custom_post_title', 'custom_post_title_shortcode' );
function custom_post_title_shortcode() {
	return '<h4 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href=" '.get_permalink().'">'.get_the_title().'</a></h4>';
}

or

add_shortcode( 'custom_post_title', 'custom_post_title_shortcode' );
function custom_post_title_shortcode() {
	return '<h4 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>';
}

Usage:

[custom_post_title]

You can restrict the shortcode to work on specific post and location by following WordPress conditional Tags.

Bonus:

/* title to get the post title  */
function my_custom_post_title() {
	global $wp_query;
	return get_the_title($wp_query->post->ID);
  }
  
/* Add shortcode */
add_shortcode('wp_custom_post_title', 'my_custom_post_title');

Usage:

[wp_custom_post_title]

For Genesis Framework

You can output post title in Genesis Framework using genesis_do_post_title();

in any Type of mentioned in for WordPress themes.

or

Use this in functions.php

/**
 * Post title shortcode.
 * `[post_title]` to use in the loop. Or `[post_title id="123"]` to get a specific post's title, by ID
 * 
 * @return  string  The post's title.
 */
add_shortcode( 'post_title', function( $atts ) {
    $atts = shortcode_atts( array(
        'id' => get_the_ID(),
    ), $atts, 'post_title' );
    return get_the_title( absint( $atts['id'] ) );
});