Shortcode or Template Page

Actually it depends. If you’re adding the functionality through a custom plugin or any third party solution rather than theme then the shortcode is best, otherwise you can use a template. You also can use template file with plugin, but then the theme and the plugin will be tightly coupled. That’s kinda not preferred. But you can still do it.

Remember for shortcode, it’s better to clean the output buffer.

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