WordPress Absolute Sidebar URLs

wp-absolute-sidebar-urls.php

<?php

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Add Shortcode Support in Widgets
** Props to http://hackadelic.com/the-right-way-to-shortcodize-wordpress-widgets
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
if ( !is_admin() ): 
	add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode', 11);
endif;


/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Absolute URL Shortcode
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
function my_absolute_url($atts, $content="") {

	extract(shortcode_atts(array(
	      'path' => '/', // Defaults to the site's root URL if no path is given
	 ), $atts));

	$url = get_bloginfo('url'); 
	$url .= "{$path}"; // Build the URL

	if ( $content != "" ) {  /* If content is entered inside the shortcode, 
							    return a full link using the content as the link text*/
		$output = "<a href='";
		$output .= $url;
		$output .= "'>";
		$output .= $content;
		$output .= "</a>";
	} else {                 // Otherwise just output the URL itself
		$output = $url;
	}

	return $output;
}
add_shortcode('link', 'my_absolute_url');

?>