Shortcode collection_id not working on posts

  • Resolved tzucker

    (@tzucker)


    8 years, 6 months ago

    I started using zotpress and had no difficulty, until I wanted to change the way the various pages I created were displayed. Each page was a library of web citations for a specific ransomware variant. I wanted each page categorized and automatically alphabetized. It seemed the only way to do this was to convert all my pages about ransomware variants to posts. I did this using the ptypeconverter plugin. ow I needed a navigation method – I found MC Tag Map. So to create new posts I do the following:

    1. Navigate to Zotero.org
    2. Sign in
    3. Click on any library group (folder)
    4. Right click on the folder name at top and copy location
    5. Sign in to my www.ads-software.com site
    6. Create new post
    7. Enter name of post
    8. Use shortcode [zotpress collection_id=”<code from Zotero.org>”]
    9. Categorize post
    10. Add tag to post (same as name) (uses Multi-Column Tag Map plugin)
    11. Hide post from appearing on front page (using WP Hide Post plugin)

    Then I publish. The post is blank – no gear turning at all. The same code on pages seems to work fine. New posts also do not work. New Pages do work (just tried one).

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  • Thread Starter tzucker

    (@tzucker)

    something is weird here. I just tried this plugin on my wife’s blog and it works fine. Time to start looking for plugin conflicts.

    Plugin Author Katie

    (@kseaborn)

    oh! Yes, sounds like another conflict. Good luck.

    Thread Starter tzucker

    (@tzucker)

    Yes, looking into it.

    Thread Starter tzucker

    (@tzucker)

    Just wanted to get back to you – it’s working!! I am not exactly sure what I did to make it work, but I know the following:

    I deactivated all plugins, but was still getting an error from Acurax’s Floating Social Media Icons plugin (paid). I ended up deleting it.

    I converted all relevant posts to a custom post type of ransomware (created using CPT and converted using ptypeconverter). I set the Multicolumn Tag Map shortcode to show_posts=”yes” post_type=”ransomware”.

    I tried the pages in question again and they worked. The only thing I can think of is that the Acurax plugin was conflicting. I’ve been told that the paid plugins are the worst coded.

    Plugin Author Katie

    (@kseaborn)

    Very odd (I suspect it was that plugin) but glad it’s working!

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