[Resolved] How to add shortcode into GP comment field

[Michal]

Hello,

I am wondering how can I add a country shortcode from geoip plugin (https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/geoip-detect/) into GP comment field.

[geoip_detect2 property="country"]

From what I noticed comment field has to be a wysiwyg field (not text as it is by default). Is there any other way to do this? By custom php function or so?

Regards,
Michal

[David]

You can use this GP Hook

https://docs.generatepress.com/article/generate_inside_comments/

It includes a link showing you how to use the hook

[Michal]

I don’t want to have the same shortcode in each comment on my website man;)

[David]

I am unclear as to what you need. How is it decided what shortcode goes in which comment?

[Michal]

Imagine I am the user which want to write a following comment:

Hello,
My name is Alex. I came from [geoip_detect2 property=”country”] and would ike to introduce myself further.

Blablabla
Cheers

That’s what I want to achieve. The shortcode from above works (show visitor’s country) on wysiwyg (posts, pages) but not inside comments.

[David]

So if the comments field did accept the shortcode are you expecting users to add that shortcode themselves?

[Michal]

NO, Administrator will do that

[Michal]

Sorry David you are not helpful at all. Tom, where are you?:)

Anyway I found a solution by myself. This addon helped resolve that issue https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-shortcodes-inside-widgetscomments-and-experts/

[David]

Hi Michal you may want to look at an alternative method as opening up the comments field to add html can pose a risk to the site or other users with spam content. You may want to investigate a plugin like this:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-location/

[David]

Hi Michal, sorry i wasn’t of much assistance, somethings are lost in translation. I am glad you have found a working solution.

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