wp-table-reloaded HTML or other code in cells

Hi,

yes, of course you can paste HTML and Shortcodes into table cells!
Most Shortcodes work by default (if the plugin that has them has registered them through the WordPress Shortcode API), for those where it doesn’t, only a small piece of code is necessary.

Regards,
Tobias

Awesome! Thanks for the quick response.

I had tried to put the shortcode in for the plug in, but it didn’t work.

What additional code do I need? I’m new to WP, thanks for your assistance and understanding.

-Tony J.

Hi,

what exact audio player plugin are you using? Do you have a link? And what is the Shortcode you are trying to use in the table? What do you get instead of the expected result?

Regards,
Tobias

I’m using the Mp3 – jPlayer 1.7.1. Here is a link to the plug-in

Here is a link to the page that I’m using WP Table Reloaded on:

You’ll see the PLAY SAMPLE column. I put this shortcode in that cell:

[mp3j track="https://touchsound.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Always.mp3"]

Then, directly below that cell, I put in this code:
[mp3j track=”https://touchsound.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Always.mp3″%5D

As you can see, they are both blank.

Thanks so much for your help!

-Tony J.

The shortcode didn’t show up correctly…

It’s the code you see above but with the “code” and “/code” at the front and back.

<code>[mp3j track="https://touchsound.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Always.mp3"]</code>

Sorry, here’s the link to the plug in:

Link to page:

Not sure why I can’t post a url link, but here are the links:

Plug In:
https://touchsound.com/blog/song-library/

Page I’m using the table on:
https://touchsound.com/blog/song-library/

Plug In: https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/mp3-jplayer/

Hi,

thanks for the links.

I had a look at the source of your page and found that the Shortcodes are actually working. There is HTML code added in the table cell by the plugin. Why it is not working, I do not know, unfortunately. It should not be a problem with the Shortcodes or WP-Table Reloaded.

Oh, and in one cell, I noticed that you have <code> HTML tags in it. You must not wrap the Shortcode in these tags, as that could break the resulting HTML code!

Maybe you want to try with a different audio player plugin. I know that the plugin https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/audio-player/ definitely works with WP-Table Reloaded (how to do that is explained here: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-adding-audio). There are also instructions on how to get the plugin https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/play-button/ to work in that post.

Regards,
Tobias

Thanks for the response, Tobias.

I’d really like to use the current audio player because it is HTML 5 and works on iPhone/iPad. Could that be the reason it won’t work with WP Table Reloaded?

Could it be that I need to add a specific piece of coding somewhere else in order to get it to work?

Thanks in advance for your assistance with this. I’d really like to utilize WP Table Reloaded and this current audio player!

-Tony J.

Hey Tobias!

Look at the page now: ‘https://www.touchsound.com/blog/song-library’

I added the plug in code right before the table and then the plug in code started to show up in the table!!

I’m not very experienced with coding, so I’m not sure why this is happening, but is there some sort of code (that won’t be seen) that I could use in place of the plug in code before the table?

Thanks so much! I love being able to use WP Table Reloaded!!!!

-Tony J.

Hi,

I don’t see any code entered before the table, so I’m not really sure what you mean here. I can however now listen to the music by clicking on the Play arrow in the table cell, so everything seems to be working.

And I noticed one more thing: You seem to have wrapped the [table .../] Shortcode in HTML <code> tags as well (same problem as above). Please remove those surrounding tags.

Regards,
Tobias

Hello Tobias,

I’m not sure exactly what I did different, but, yes, all seems to be working now.

I am going to toy around a bit more and tweak some things here and there.

Thanks for your assistance.

I’ve also removed the HTML around my shortcode. Thanks for the advice. New to WP, so I’m still learning.

Thanks!

-Tony J.

Hi Tobias
I have a table of “People” with the following columns :
Last Name, First Name, Organization / Agency , and Last Updated

I have placed a hyper link int he cells on the last names so that it goes to a bio page for each person. Problem is, now the table won’t sort alphabetically by last name. Any idea why?

I am using basic HTML syntax for the link
ex: Last Name

Any ideas why it might be doing this or how to correct it ?
I am currently using version 1.9.1. I just upgraded a few days ago. I am unsure if the problem existed before the up grade

Thanks in advance
Alissa