How to create shortcode in wordpress?

Question

When I run the following i get:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'if' (T_IF) in /home3/

function list_pages_function( $atts, $content ) {
    return
    if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='en'){
        echo "Define topic and title";
      }
      if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='es'){
        echo "Definir el tema y título";
      }
      if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='it'){
        echo "Definisci il topic ed il titolo";
      }
      if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='fr'){
        echo "Définir le sujet et le titre";
      }
    }
  add_shortcode( 'output_pages', 'list_pages_function' );

If I remove return it is fine but when I place <li id="a"><strong>1.</strong>[output_pages]</li> the output won't be within the <li> but it will be right at the top of the content breaking the layout

Store each string in a variable, then return/echo that var at the end? — Alex, Apr 25 '17 at 03:14
You can't have `return` like that, it should be a separate statement, typically at the end of a function. — Alex, Apr 25 '17 at 03:21
@alex done, you were right, i answered myself on here, check — Roberto Marras, Apr 25 '17 at 03:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 25 '17 at 03:22

This is how i resolved it:

function list_pages_function( $atts, $content ) {
if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='en'){
    $eng1 = "Define topic and title";
 return   $eng1;
  }
  if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='es'){
    $es1 = "Definir el tema y título";
   return $es1;
  }
  if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='it'){
    $it1 = "Definisci il topic ed il titolo";
  return  $it1;
  }
  if(ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE=='fr'){
    $fr1 = "Définir le sujet et le titre";
  return $fr1;
  }
}
add_shortcode( 'output_pages', 'list_pages_function' );

How to create shortcode in wordpress?

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