Filter shortcodes won’t display filter controls on page

I am a front-end dashboard user, I’m not editing the php to get things to work. I’ve read the shortcode parameters documentation, but I’m still having trouble and hoping someone can assist. What I’d like to do is have filter controls visible to the user so they can display posts based on category criteria they choose.

With the Filters add-on, if I go to the Filters Dashboard and create a filter for categories as a Select field type, with a Submit button, this is the shortcode that is generated:

[ajax_load_more_filters id="collections" target="{your_alm_id}"]

I assume that {your_alm_id} is the ID if I go to the Shortcode Builder > Display Settings, but if I start at Shortcode Builder > Add-ons, set filters to True, choose my target filter, and then set the ID on the Display Settings page, this is the shortcode that is generated:

[ajax_load_more id="ID_display_settings" target="collections" filters="true" post_type="post"]

In the first shortcode above, the idparameter was for the filter and the targetwas for the Load More instance, and in the second shortcode the idparameter was for the Load More instance, and the targetparameter was for the filter. In neither case am I able to see a Select control and Submit button on the page when I use the shortcode as I’ve saved in my “collections” filter.

The only time I have been able to see a Select control with a Submit button is if I use the first shortcode and don’t fill in the instance in the id parameter. The filter doesn’t work though–making a selection and clicking Submit just locks everything up.

Last question–when I go to Shortcode Builder and set up a Load More instance, I’m not seeing any way to save it to go back and edit it later. As soon as the shortcode is generated and I navigate away from the page, it’s gone, and I have to start over. Am I missing something there?

Thanks for any help or suggestions anyone might have!

• This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by redegg153.