problem with php and shortcodes

  • HI ,

    I am sure my problem is something really simple but I am still new to php and what code I use is “standing on the shoulders of giants”. I am slowly learning my way through it all.

    But i am having a problem with using shortcodes.

    you can view my code here: https://pastie.org/509451

    Basically I want to integrate a theme options page for a client that will let him add aweber optin forms on any page /post.

    I set up the options page of the theme and its working. Everything works great except the shortcode part. It does not seem to parse the PHP and returns the php itself rather than the values the php should create.

    When I hardcode the form into a page it works fine pulling from the variables entered into the options page, but the shortcode does not.

    The shortcode DOES print the form, but the PHP remains unparsed.

    am hoping someone can see this and point me in the right direction I am sure its something I am doing that only a novice would screw up.

    Thanks!

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  • Probably a bit obvious but did you remember to register the new shortcode using add_shortcode()?

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Shortcode_API

    Thread Starter ash_learner

    (@ash_learner)

    Hi esmi,

    Yes I did remember, thanks. The shortcode works in that it does return the form, but the forms values are populated by php which is not getting processed for some reason. I have marked the section on pastie where the problem is occurring: https://pastie.org/509451

    I am sure its a matter of poor php on my part, something i need to do or not do that is interfering.

    Thanks

    Thread Starter ash_learner

    (@ash_learner)

    It looks as if its catching the greater than and less than signs at the start of the php strip and converting it into html special characters as shown below (taken from live source of the live example):

    <input name="meta_web_form_id" value="<?php echo $aff_AW_Form_Id; ?>" type="hidden">

    The <?php start tag is rendering as & l t ; ?php as with the end tag (without the spaces)

    My friendly neighbourhood plugin developer has had a very quick look at the code. He reckons that one of your problems is that you’re creating the form in a function and then echoing the function – which he says won’t work with shortcodes. You need to return the value(s) from a function. He’s not sure why the php tag is being rendered rather than parsed. It could be an artefact of the function echoing.

    Thread Starter ash_learner

    (@ash_learner)

    I see, but all the examples of shortcodes I have seen have them returning html created within the shortcode function?

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