[Support request] Dynamic Shortcode with Custom Field

[Timo de Vries]

Hi,

I am trying to populate a shortcode with a custom field. I tried using the hook element, activated “Execute Shortcodes” and “Execute PHP” and added: [CP_CALCULATED_FIELDS id=”<?php the_field(‘testid’); ?>”]
but had no luck. Can you help me figuring out on how to achieve that?

At the same time the shortcode should be inserted in one of my containers. This seems to not be possible with hooks, any solutions on that?

All in all I have the same layout for all of my posts. I would like to create that layout with the “Blocks” Element, fill it with some styles and containers and add a shortcode ([CP_CALCULATED_FIELDS id=”XXX”] where the XXX should be populated with a custom field (no matter if I use ACF or default post meta fields).

Thanks

[David]

Hi there,

where does the shortcode come from ? Did you create it or is it from another plugin ?

[Timo de Vries]

It‘s from a plugin (https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/calculated-fields-form/).

[David]

For the hook element you could something like this for example:

$itemid = get_field( "item_id" );
$shortcode = '[the_shortcode id="'.$itemid.'"]';
echo do_shortcode($shortcode);

For the Block Element its a bit trickier as your sort of asking for a shortcode within a shortcode as Blocks won’t accept PHP.

I would suggest asking the developer if they have a PHP function for calling the content instead of a shortcode.

Then you could create your own shortcode to output that function.

[Timo de Vries]

Hi David,
thanks for the snipppet!
I contacted the developer and there doesn’t seem a function for calling the content of the shortcode.

As my block layout is pretty basic, I might just use it in the hook. The plain HTML looks like that:

<section class="gb-container gb-container-db2ef2d5 alignwide">
<div class="gb-inside-container">
<div class="gb-container gb-container-7b4c3815">
<div class="gb-inside-container">
SHORTCODE OUTPUT
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>

I assume the gb-container-ID is used to apply the custom styles. Can I just omit the individual ID and assign my own class like
<div class="gb-container gb-container-testclass">
or do I need it for anything?

[David]

Are you wanting to use styles from a GB Block ?

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