Using CS elements on other pages

[ruudvanbeek]

I have been testing the new elements using X 5.2.2. I like to accomplish the use of a pre-designed element into a piece of html code on another page.

Simply putting in this:
[cs_element_content_area_off_canvas _id=“30”]

Does not seem to work. Can this be done? If so, how?
Can elements not be used the same way as classic elements?

[Joao]

Hi There,

The plugin is not built with this intended functionality even if you might have found a hack. If you want to re-use an element you should save the section as a Cornerstone template block and apply the template on other pages.

Hope it helps

[ruudvanbeek]

Hello Joao,

Thanks for your reply.

This is not about hacking but trying to use the new elements the same way as using the regular shortcodes. Thinking about this, it seems to me as if the normal shortcodes are WP elements which have been made accessible from Cornerstone?
Should I interpret this as shortcodes not being native to cornerstone, but the new V2 elements are native cornerstone and cannot be used within regular html? If so, this would be quite cumbersome for reusing the same code.

I could explain my usage in detail, but that would not be relevant if the above is true.

[ruenel]

Hello There,

Thank you for the clarifications! Cornerstone elements are all shortcodes. You just can’t use it in normal WP editor because you will need to have the exact shortcode before it will work. If you do it your way, you will have 50% error in doing so because most of the time, you can not accurately place the shortcodes the correct way. We do not have the complete list of shortcodes and its options available for reference. Most of the v2 elements are complex shortcodes. The contents of these shortcodes were placed somewhere in the post meta which is why, even if you create a page in Cornerstone and get the shortcodes and use it in the normal WP editor like what you did added this:

[cs_element_content_area _id="13"]

or this:

[cs_element_content_area_off_canvas _id="30"]

will definitely not work. Of course it will be difficult to use when using shortcodes and html with the WP editor. That is why we have Cornerstone. V2 elements are here to help users focus on creating/building the page design without knowing anything to code. You cannot use V2 elements shortcodes outside of Cornerstone. It will not display anything. All the V2 elements must only be used exclusively for Cornerstone and in Pro theme header and footer builders.

Hope this helps.

[ruudvanbeek]

Hello RueNel for your clarification.

Unfortunately it does not help with my issue. I understand the difference between coders and cornerstone users, I just like to take advantage of both worlds
Hopefully in the future there will be a method to combine both.

[ruenel]

Hi @ruudvanbeek,

We certainly appreciate your feedback! This is something we can add to our list of feature requests. This way it can be taken into consideration for future development.

Thank you for your understanding.