[Resolved] Add element as SHort Code or insert to page?

[Paul]

Hey,

Ok… Having trouble inserting PHP into elementor… Created an element with…

<?php echo date('F jS' , strtotime(' + 14 days')); ?>

And want to insert in a specific spot on page… Any way to do this easy?

[premium-date]

should show the element… or a better way to do this would be better 😉

Please let me know.. Thanks!

[David]

Hi there,

simplest way is to create a shortcode then you can add that to your content eg. this PHP snippet:

function display_premium_date() {
    echo date('F jS' , strtotime(' + 14 days'));
}
add_shortcode('premium_date', 'display_premium_date');

Will create the [premium_date] shorcode.

Adding PHP:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

[Paul]

Hey,

I added the php snippet to my functions.php file… and added the shortcode into elementor.. Didn’t show up.. See page. And.. cant say it enough David.. u da man!

[Paul]

wait..

[Paul]

nevermind… it works 😉 I used [premium-date] instead of [premium_date]

[Paul]

Now I just have to figure out how to place within a sentence 😉

[David]

haha – yeah sorry i used an underscore 🙂
Inside a sentence your would need to use a HTML Widget then you can include the shortcode – should work in elementor eg.

<p>Some text [premium_date] around the premium date</p>

[Paul]

Hey,

Ok.. peep the page for me please…

The 1st section is a heading widget… used same code <p>Some text [premium_date] around the premium date</p>

The 2nd section is a text editor widget.. using the same code <p>Some text [premium_date] around the premium date</p>

1st section is showing the date at the top left page after the header…
2nd section showing it above the paragraph..

lol…. oh man..

[Paul]

3rd section…. is an HTML widget… added the date at the top with the 1st section…

[Paul]

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[Paul]

Thinking….

I could just add the code within the php snippet… I will try that.

[David]

Try this for your shortcode:

function display_premium_date() {
    ob_start();
    echo date('F jS' , strtotime(' + 14 days'));
    return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode('premium_date', 'display_premium_date');

[Paul]

Ok.. was in the process of changing… but tried ur updated code… and wallaahhh 😉 Thanks David!

[David]

You’re welcome

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