Wordpress Shortcode Wrapper

shortcode.php

<?php

class shortcode {

	//Shortcode name
	public $name = 'shortcode_name'

	//Default attributes
	public $args = array();

	//Shortcode function
	public function shortcode_function( $args, $content ){
		
		//Merge and extract $args
		extract( shortcode_atts( $this->args, $args ) );

		//Validate data
		if( !$content ) return false;

		//Edit and/or echo data
		echo $content;
		
	}

	public function __construct(){
		
		//Add shortcode
		add_shortcode( $this->name, array( &$this, 'shortcode_function' ) );
		
	}

}

new shortcode();