mla-shim.php

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name:       MLA Shim
 * Plugin URI:        https://github.com/nicegamer7/MLA-Shim
 * Description:       An intermediate plugin for MLA.
 * Version:           1.0.0
 * Author:            Kermina Awad
 * License:           GPL v3 or later
 * License URI:       https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 */

function mla_shim_function($atts) {
    $a = shortcode_atts(array(
        'shortcode' => '',
        'parameters' => '',
        'values' => '',
        'content' => '',
        'delimiter' => '|',
        'items_per_container' => 0
    ), $atts);

    $html = '';
    if (!empty($a['shortcode']) && !empty($a['parameters']) && !empty($a['values'])) {
        if ($a['items_per_container'] < 0) $a['items_per_container'] = 0;
        $parameters = explode(',', $a['parameters']);
        $values = explode(',', $a['values']);
        $html .= '<div class="shim-container">';

        foreach ($values as $i => $val) {
            if ($a['items_per_container'] != 0 && $i != 0 && $i % $a['items_per_container'] == 0) $html .= '</div><div class="shim-container">';
            $val = explode($a['delimiter'], $val);
            $short = "[{$a['shortcode']}";
            if (!empty($a['content'])) $content = array_pop($val);

            foreach ($val as $j => $p) {
                $short .= " {$parameters[$j]}=\"{$p}\"";
            }

            $short .= ']';
            if (!empty($content)) $short .= "{$content}[/{$a['shortcode']}]";
            $html .= do_shortcode($short);
        }

        $html .= '</div>';
    }

    return $html;
}

add_shortcode('mla_shim', 'mla_shim_function');