I have a shortcode [table id=table /]
I want to do something like this <?php echo do_shortcode('[table id="'.$post->post_name.'"/]'); ?>
I want the slug to appear as the table id.
What am I doing wrong?
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1You have to add the short code in the functions.php file of your theme. Does this work for you?wawa– wawa2016-05-16 21:49:13 +00:00Commented May 16, 2016 at 21:49
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What do I need to add to the function file exactly? I'm trying to get this to display in a widget.suge1w– suge1w2016-05-16 21:51:34 +00:00Commented May 16, 2016 at 21:51
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How did you go with this @suge1w?Tim Malone– Tim Malone2016-06-14 22:29:31 +00:00Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 22:29
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Given that you mentioned in the comments that you're trying to use this shortcode in a widget - widgets don't parse shortcodes by default.
To make most widgets parse shortcodes (most being those with text fields that apply the widget_text filter), you can add the following to your theme's functions.php:
add_filter("widget_text", "do_shortcode");
You can then refer to this shortcode directly in your widget text like you would expect you can:
[table id=... /]
EDIT:
If you have any trouble running shortcodes that are on their own line, it may be because they get wrapped in <p></p> tags automatically by Wordpress. To stop this happening, add this filter before the one added above:
add_filter("widget_text", "shortcode_unautop");
The shortcode_unautop() function simply stops shortcodes from being wrapped in paragraph tags like is Wordpress' default behaviour in most text fields.
