Collection Shortcode – Include Walk Details

Hi @wkndwlk,

Essentially, I would like the shortcode to show everything you would see when visiting a collection URL such as: https://www.waymark.dev/collection/demo-collection/

I like this idea. I will have a think about how this could be integrated through the Shortcode.

While it’s not exactly what you asked for, and requires making edits to your WordPress theme; because Waymark uses custom WordPress post types and taxonomies you can achieve things like this through your theme.

For example, I have updated the Collection archive page on the Waymark site to display a single Map featuring all Maps in that Collection at the top of the page. Underneath lists the Maps individually, as before.

To do this I created a file named taxonomy-waymark_collection.php in my theme directory and copied the content from index.php (or archive.php if you have one) and added the following line at the top:

<!-- Shortcode with all Maps in Collection -->
<?php echo do_shortcode('[Waymark shortcode_header="0" collection_id="' . get_queried_object()->term_id . '"]'); ?>

This could be taken further to loop over and display each Map individually.

I hope this helps and I will update if/when I make any progress displaying this kind of content through the Shortcode.

Cheers,

Joe

Hi Joe,

Thanks for the update, but your link to the Collection Archive page is 404ing for me?

I will explore the solution you suggest. Thanks

Hi @wkndwlk,

Thanks for letting me know. Fixed ??

Joe

Thanks Joe, I see what you mean now.

Final question on this from me would be:

Do you have a workaround to display a Collection Archive page as the homepage?

I have created an “all maps” Collection which I plan to simply add the shortcode to the homepage, however as discussed in this thread, ideally this would include each individual map in the collection.

Therefore, instead if I could simply make the Collection Archive page appear as my homepage, that would work.

Dan

Hi @wkndwlk,

Do you have a workaround to display a Collection Archive page as the homepage?

Not easily, however you could modify (or create based on index.php) your theme front-page.php and add something like:

<?php get_header();?>

<?php
// Your Collection ID
$collection_id = 4;

get_header();?>


<?php

echo do_shortcode('[' . Waymark_Config::get_item('shortcode') . ' collection_id="' . $collection_id . '"]');

$maps = get_posts(array(
	'posts_per_page' => -1, // All!
	'post_type' => 'waymark_map',
	'tax_query' => array(
		array(
			'taxonomy' => 'waymark_collection',
			'field' => 'term_id',
			'terms' => $collection_id,
		),
	),
));

//Has Maps
if (sizeof($maps)) {
	foreach ($maps as $map) {

		echo do_shortcode('[' . Waymark_Config::get_item('shortcode') . ' map_id="' . $map->ID . ' map_width="320" map_height="240"]');
	}
}
?>

<?php map_first_archive_pagination();?>

<?php get_sidebar();?>
<?php get_footer();?>

Just a rough example – but hopefully that helps ??

Cheers,

Joe