[Plugin: Advanced Post List] PHP and shortcodes from other plugin

OK, I sorted out the date display problem, successfully converting the Unix timestamps.

However, there is still a BIG issue standing. When I try to make a list of custom fields using this code for the table rows:

<tr><td><img src="http://mywebsiteurl/wp-content/themes/blocked/includes/scripts/timthumb.php?src=[post_thumb]&w=90&h=40&zc=1&q=80&a=l" style="margin: 0px 2px;" /></td><td><a href="[post_permalink]">[post_title]</a></td><td>[post_meta name="ecpt_modello"]</td><td>[post_meta name="ecpt_nome"]</td><td>[post_meta name="ecpt_seriale-costruttore"]</td><td>[php_function name="sh_code" param="ecpt_field id=#data-consegna#"]</td><td>[php_function name="sh_code" param="ecpt_field id=#data-dismissione#"]</td><td>Da calcolare</td></tr>

Your plugin just displays a series of fields (the ones generated by the php_function name=”sh_code” function) that are all the same. That is, every field of each row is the same as the latest entry of that group.

I have tried to solve the problem with the ECCT plugin developer, but after a series of tries he gave up writing: According to their documentation, it should work. Unfortunately I really don’t know what else to tell you, sorry, not unless the Advanced List developer can come back with a specific reason why it’s not working.

I have even tried to hire a developer in India, but he too failed to solve the problem.

So, basically now I’m in your hands – I know that creating a table using shortcodes from another plugin should be possible (as explained here) but I don’t know what’s wrong.

Can you please help me?

OK, I forwared your request to ECCT developer, so (who knows?) he may provide you a copy of his plugin for testing. Or at least give you some additiona insights.

Anyway, I’d appreciate really much if you can help me to get out of this mess…

As I wrote, your plugin does work beautifully along with ECCT custom fields, provided it only grabs the provided data for each page through your post_meta name shortcode.

But when I have to handle ECCT shortcodes through APL I must use this kind of code:

[php_function name="sh_code" param="ecpt_field id=#data-consegna#"]

Following the directions detailed here.

So, I’ve just added this PHP to the function.php of my theme:

function sh_code($post, $shcd){
   $shcd=str_replace('#','"',$shcd); //needed to parse " marks
   if(function_exists('do_shortcode')){
      $output=do_shortcode('['.$shcd.']');
   }else{
      $output="[error: do_shortcode function doesn't exist!]";
   }
   return $output;
}

But using it gives a result like this:

Entry 1: Custom field 1 OK – Custom field 2 OK – PHP generated from entry 3
Entry 2: Custom field 1 OK – Custom field 2 OK – PHP generated from entry 3
Entry 3: Custom field 1 OK – Custom field 2 OK – PHP generated from entry 3

That is, using the PHP function and the ECCT shortcode just make APL display the data of latest entry repeated for all the lines of the table.

OK, ECCT developer sent me a copy of his plugin for you, so to allow you to make any test you need. But probably it will be better to go on exchanging email messages instead. I can’t find yours, but mine is diego [at] cartabianca [dot com].

And yes, data-consegna is an ECCT custom field (it’s in Italian and does mean “delivery date”). It’s put into #s because of the requirements of that custom PHP function that allows external shortcodes to run with your plugin.

The data-consegna field is a date field, with the Unix Timestamp converted as a standard date format.

Hope this helps – I’m looking forward to receiviing your email message, so I can send you a copy of ECCT plugin.