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1. mhoiland
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello,

   I'm writing a plugin that requires a unique identifier if a post contains more than one instance of the shortcode.

   Here's a shortcode function for example:

   function foo() {
   	$i = 0;
   	$i++;
   	return $i;
   	}
   add_shortcode('foo','foo');

   If I enter the shortcode twice in a post like this...
   

   [foo]
   [foo]

   it will return this...
   

   1 1

   But I would like it to return...
   

   1 2

   Any ideas?

2. mhoiland
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Nobody with mad shortcode skills?

3. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 1 year ago #

   not sure if it will work, but look into 'static' php variables:
   http://www.tutorialspoint.com/php/php_static_variables.htm

4. mhoiland
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Brilliant! Works perfectly.

   function foo() {
   	STATIC $i = 0;
   	$i++;
   	return $i;
   	}
   add_shortcode('foo','foo');

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