Pro Layouts - Dynamic Data In Shortcode

[whitemedia]

Hi again,

I have yet another Pro Layouts question!I am building Archive and Single page Layouts for bbPress. Generally it ahs been going well, but I am having a problem with the Topic Single Layout.

The bbPress shortcode for this type of layout is:

[bbp-single-topic id=$topic_id]

where $topic_id is replace by the post ID.

If I use the actual post ID (e.g. 592) and save the Layout, it will render on the front-end.

However, I have been trying to use dynamic data to populate the post ID. This is what I am trying to use:

[bbp-single-topic id={{dc:post:id}}]

It does not render anything on the front-end of the website. I also notice that the Headline in the admin view is also incorrect, despite showing correcly on the front-end.

Is it possible to use dynamic data as I am attempting to? Alternatively, is there a different way to achieve what i am trying to do?

I apologise for so many support queries over the past few days. I hope the responses end up helping others as well as me!

Many thanks,
Christopher

[marc_a]

Hi @cdnwhite,

Thanks for reaching out.

I just check your layout in Pro > Layouts > Forum Topic Single and it seems that the bbpress is not able to read the {{dc:post:id}} inside the shortcode. For some workaround, what I did is create a custom shortcode where it gets the post ID then insert the ID inside the shortcode using some PHP code. I added the code below in your functions.php child theme.

function bbpress_get_id() {
     $id = get_the_ID(); ?>
	[bbp-single-topic id=<?php echo $id;?>]
<?php }

add_shortcode('custom_bbpress_id', 'bbpress_get_id');

Then I change your code in your layout from [bbp-single-topic id={{dc:post:id}}] to [custom_bbpress_id] and it is now showing properly on the front-end.

Hope that helps.

Thank you.

[whitemedia]

Hi @marc_a,

Thank you so much! That is fantastic and is working absolutely perfect, just as I was trying to do.

Really grateful!
Christopher

[marc_a]

Hi Christopher,

You’re welcome and it’s our pleasure to help you. If you have any other concerns regarding our theme features, feel free to reach us.

Thank you.