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WordPress – How to use shortcodes on multiple custom template pages

Still learning wordpress and trying to navigate my way around adding a different shortcode to pages that use the same custom template.

Using this shortcode example I can place it in the template file in the spot I need it:

<?php echo do_shortcode('[shortcode]');?>

The issue is I need to produce multiple pages each with its own unique shortcode. My "obstacles" are;

  • cannot use shortcode in text editor because it does not recognise template content
  • cannot add using Elementor because the template area is fixed
  • how can I specify what part of the page to show the shortcode

I believe there a is way using do_shortcode with a filter hook in the functions.php file of the child theme something like this;

<?php if ( have_posts() ):
  while ( have_posts() ): the_post();
    if ( get_the_content() !== '' ):
      echo do_shortcode( get_the_content() );
    endif; 
  endwhile;
endif; ?>

I am a beginner and not sure which way to do it and hoping to learn from the experts here.

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  1. 0

    You’re on the right track! To use different shortcodes on multiple pages that share the same custom template, you can indeed utilize the ‘do_shortcode‘ function along with custom fields or post meta data. Here’s a basic example of how you can achieve this:

    In your WordPress admin, create a custom field (e.g., shortcode) for each page where you want to use a different shortcode.
    In your custom template file, use ‘get_post_meta‘ to retrieve the shortcode from the custom field:

    <?php
$custom_shortcode = get_post_meta(get_the_ID(), 'shortcode', true);
if (!empty($custom_shortcode)) {
    echo do_shortcode($custom_shortcode);
}
?>

    This code will fetch the shortcode specific to each page from the custom field and execute it using ‘do_shortcode‘. Now, you can assign a unique shortcode to each page using the custom field, giving you the flexibility to use different shortcodes on pages with the same template.

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  2. 0

    You can get the current post, post_id inside the shortcode, then proceed based on it’s custom meta, etc..

    Inside the shortcode function.

    global $post;

$post_id = $post->ID;
$custom_value = get_post_meta( $post_id, 'meta-key', true );
...
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