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1. replicarlo
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hi guys
   I recognize that it is not very good with php, so I can not solve this problem:
   I'm using a plugin to manage some galleries on my website
   I would like to use the post_meta to change dinamically the value of a shortcode
   I'm not sure that I explained well :)
   anyway this is the code:

   <?php echo do_shortcode('[videogallery id="

   <?php $video = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'Video', $single = true); ?>
   <?php if($video !== '') { ?>
   <?php echo $video; ?>
   <?php } else { echo ''; } ?>

   "]'); ?>

   this is the shortcode:

   <?php echo do_shortcode('[videogallery id="ID"]'); ?>

   I'm trying to replace the "ID" with a post_meta but if I put this code:
   <?php $video = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'Video', $single = true); ?>
   <?php if($video !== '') { ?>
   <?php echo $video; ?>
   <?php } else { echo ''; } ?>
   it seems to crash everything

   Where I'm wrong?
   I appreciate any suggestion :)
   Thank you

2. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 8 months ago #

   you are using php tags in what should be string concatenation; try:

   <?php echo do_shortcode('[videogallery id="'.get_post_meta($post->ID, 'Video', true).'"]'); ?>

   (untested)

   possibly add a conditional statement to the code, to check if the custom field is filled in;
   example:

   <?php $video = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'Video', true); if( $video ) echo do_shortcode('[videogallery id="' . $video . '"]'); ?>

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