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Hello,nothing?

Something like this should do the trick:

<?php
$taxonomy = get_queried_object();
if(isset($taxonomy->name)){
echo do_shortcode( '[pj-news-ticker label_text="Latest Posts:" '.$taxonomy->name.'"]' );
}
else {
echo do_shortcode( '[pj-news-ticker]' );
}
?>

@brianbrown

• This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Brian Brown, Ph.D..
• This reply was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Brian Brown, Ph.D..

Just in case anybody needs it, you can also do something similar to show only the current category:

$taxonomy = get_queried_object();
if(isset($taxonomy->slug)){
echo do_shortcode( '[pj-news-ticker post_cat="'.$taxonomy->slug.'"]' );
}
else {echo do_shortcode( '[pj-news-ticker]' );
}
?>

The else conditional is a failsafe as get_queried_object() returns an empty value under several conditions (so as not to break your layout, etc.).
Cheers!
@brianbrown

Sorry for the late response, Brian’s answer should do the trick. Will think about adding this to the next version. Will mark this as resolved.