[Plugin: Custom Content Type Manager] Using shortcode in text area

By default, WordPress parses shortcodes ONLY in the main content block. If you use shortcodes in your own WYSIWYG field (or anywhere else), you’ll need to use the “do_shortcode” filter: https://code.google.com/p/wordpress-custom-content-type-manager/wiki/do_shortcode_OutputFilter

Thanks!I’m trying to figure that out with the code I’m using. I built this piece of code basically with your suggestion at that time, now can’t understand how to edit it with the shortcode function, it’s breaking the page

<?php
								print wpautop( get_custom_field('contatti:wrapper'
								  , '<div class="one_half" style="margin-bottom: 25px;">
								  <hr class="section" /><span class="tag_section">Contatti</span><hr class="section" /><div style="margin-top:25px;">[+content+]</div>
 								 </div>'
									 )
								);
							?>

@fireproofsocks any idea what are the steps I need to get it working.
Now I can’t use shortcode in WYSIWYG field created with your plugin

What I wanna do is to have also text in the WYSIWYG and not only shortcode.

Thanks a lot!

By default, WordPress does not parse shortcodes anywhere EXCEPT in the main content block. You need to use the do_shortcode() function to parse shortcodes elsewhere. See the do_shortcode filter: https://code.google.com/p/wordpress-custom-content-type-manager/wiki/do_shortcode_OutputFilter

In your example, you’re using the “wrapper” output filter and some custom WordPress modifications… so it’s kinda a mess. Either use the CCTM’s output filter or use WP’s do_shortcode function: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/do_shortcode

Thanks! I’m not expert and I built that code earlier asking in this forum suggestions because I don’t know how to write that code actually.

The thing I need is that the custom field disappear on the website if there is not content posted there in the admin, I remember maybe that someone told me to add print wpautop….so I don’t even know why I put it there.

Than I added my class and div, easier for me.

So what should I use to get shortcode working and make the field disappear if there is not content?

Do something like this:

<?php
	print_custom_field('contatti:wrapper:do_shortcode'
	  , '<div style="margin-top:25px;">[+content+]</div>');
?>

You can chain output filters (see https://code.google.com/p/wordpress-custom-content-type-manager/wiki/OutputFilters) so I just added the do_shortcode filter after the wrapper filter.

Or if you wanted to use WP’s raw function:

<?php
	do_shortcode(get_custom_field('contatti:wrapper'
	  , '<div style="margin-top:25px;">[+content+]</div>')
	);
?>

Perfect it works thanks!

Just curious as to how to get do_shortcode to work in my textarea (using the Editor option on Custom Content Type) the WP documentation on the subject is pretty sparse. I tried
<?php echo do_shortcode( 'ecpt_My_Field_Name' ) ?> to no avail.

Thank you!

WP’s do_shortcode function has caused me many headaches. But you need to run it on a string containing a shortcode, e.g.

<?php print do_shortcode( get_custom_field('my_custom_field') ); ?>

Is it possible for WP 3.4.2 to not understand get_custom_field? I feel like I have tried this and gotten an error that get_custom_field does not exist.

Is this because I need to define get_custom_field in my theme functions?

If you have installed CCTM and activated it, then that function gets defined. Its includes/functions.php file should be loaded during every page request. You can check whether it’s defined using function_exists: https://php.net/manual/en/function.function-exists.php

To debug your output, try printing the output of the function.