This post demonstrates the new shortcodes feature in Marmite.

Read more about how to create your own shortcodes on Shortcodes Guide > creating-custom-shortcodes

YouTube Video

Here's a video about static site generators:

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You can also specify custom dimensions:

<!-- .youtube id=dQw4w9WgXcQ width=200 height=100 -->

Card Display

Card shortcodes allow you to display content previews with image, title and description:

<!-- .card slug=tag-markdown -->

tag

markdown

3 posts

You can also display cards for other content types:

<!-- .card slug=getting-started -->

post

Getting started

2024-10-24

Card for author:

<!-- .card slug=author-rochacbruno -->

author

Bruno Rocha

69 posts

With custom parameters:

<!-- .card slug="https://dynaconf.com" image="https://github.com/dynaconf.png" title="Custom Title" text="Custom Description" content_type="Project" -->

Project

Custom Title

Custom Description

External link card:

<!-- .card slug="https://github.com/rochacbruno/marmite" title="Marmite Repository" text="Static site generator written in Rust" content_type="GitHub" image="https://github.githubassets.com/images/modules/logos_page/GitHub-Mark.png" -->

GitHub

Marmite Repository

Static site generator written in Rust

Card for stream:

<!-- .card slug=tutorial -->

stream

Tutorials

3 posts

Card for series:

<!-- .card slug=series-python-tutorial -->

series

Python Tutorial

A comprehensive Python programming tutorial series

Card for page:

<!-- .card slug=about -->

page

about

Image Gallery

<!-- .gallery path=summer2025 -->

Summer 2025 Vacation

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Table of Contents

This page's table of contents:

<!-- .toc -->

Authors List

All authors on this site:

<!-- .authors -->

• rochacbruno (69 posts)
• marmite (7 posts)
• john (1 posts)
• karlamagueta (1 posts)

Streams List

Available content streams:

<!-- .streams ord=desc items=5 -->

• index (54 posts)
• draft (6 posts)
• pt (5 posts)
• es (4 posts)
• tutorial (3 posts)

Series List

All content series:

<!-- .series -->

• python-tutorial (3 posts)

With parameters:

<!-- .series ord=desc items=3 -->

• python-tutorial (3 posts)

Posts List

Recent posts:

<!-- .posts -->

With custom parameters:

<!-- .posts ord=asc items=5 -->

• Pagination - 2023-01-01
• Paginacion - 2023-01-02
• Enabling Comments - 2024-10-15
• Hosting - 2024-10-16
• Markdown Formatting Options - 2024-10-17

Pages List

All pages:

<!-- .pages -->

• Contributors
• Creating Translated Content from the CLI
• Showcase
• TWSBI Eco Indigo Blue & de Atramentis Document Brown
• This is a page with no front matter
• Title is A
• about

Tags List

All tags with post counts:

<!-- .tags -->

Limited tags:

<!-- .tags ord=desc items=5 -->

• docs (38 posts)
• features (31 posts)
• marmite (9 posts)
• release-notes (8 posts)
• announcement (7 posts)

Social Networks

<!-- .socials -->

My social networks

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochacbruno/
• Github: https://github.com/rochacbruno

Spotify Embed

Embed Spotify albums, playlists, or tracks:

<!-- .spotify url="album/3aJozZhPbj8hKmJePJ2LtF" -->

You can also embed playlists with custom dimensions:

<!-- .spotify url="playlist/2GLlqaI9fD5bVwE7LIAQCh" width="100%" height="280" -->

Or a podcast episode:

<!-- .spotify url="episode/7ph7Vszk9Hld8y0MOEc0rl" -->

Conclusion

Shortcodes make it easy to add dynamic content to your static site! With 8 builtin shortcodes, you can create rich, interactive content while keeping your markdown clean and readable.

Please consider giving a ☆ on Marmite Github repository, that helps a lot!