[Resolved] php & shortcode help

[Heath]

First, thank you Tom for awesome support and helping me before with displaying header images based on post category!! Also, the add-ons are great.

I’m stumped trying to use GP Hooks with the Advanced Post Slider plugin. I read several other forum posts, and what worked for them doesn’t seem to be working for me.

So, if I use just the shortcode, it works fine! ( shortcode: [advps-slideshow optset=”1″] ) But, if I try to use the php below, it does not work. Strange.

<?php echo do_shortcode(‘[advps-slideshow optset=”1″]’); ?>

Obviously I need to solve this before I combine it with additional php “if” commands.

Thanks in advance for your continued support!

[Tom]

Are you checking the Execute PHP checkbox while using PHP?

<?php echo do_shortcode('[advps-slideshow optset="1"]'); ?>

Out of curiosity, why not just use the shortcode?

[Heath]

Thanks for the super quick reply!

I do have the execute box checked. I want to use php so I can add an “if” condition for home page only.

[Tom]

And this doesn’t work?

<?php if ( is_front_page() ) : ?>
      <?php echo do_shortcode('[advps-slideshow optset="1"]'); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

How about this?

<?php if ( is_front_page() ) : ?>
      [advps-slideshow optset="1"]
<?php endif; ?>

[Heath]

The second one worked! Isn’t that strange that I can’t use “do_shortcode”??

One last question, how do I add space after the slider element? I would use your element spacing add-on, but I only want the extra space to occur when the slider is present (front page).

Thanks Tom!

[Tom]

That is strange – not sure what would cause that.

You can wrap the slider in a div which you can add spacing to:

<?php if ( is_front_page() ) : ?>
      <div class="slider-spacing">
            [advps-slideshow optset="1"]
      </div>
<?php endif; ?>

Then add this CSS:

.slider-spacing {
      margin-bottom: 20px; /* or whatever */
}

[Heath]

You’re the man. The margin spacing worked, but now I see the problem is the spacing IN the slider itself. http://www.notwrittenby.com See the thumbnails being cut? I could ask the plugin support forum.

[Tom]

Was that not happening before adding the spacing above?

[Heath]

The thumbnails were always cut off. But, I thought adding the margin spacing you helped me with would solve the problem. It only added more gray space.

[Tom]

Hmm, you may have to ask them.

You can try:

#advps_container1 #bx-pager {
      position: relative !important;
      bottom: auto;
}

Then you may have to adjust some more spacing etc..

[Heath]

Wow, that worked. I just had to adjust the bottom margin to negative px.

Thanks for your time!

[Tom]

No problem 🙂

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