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1. ridesign
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I am trying to use short code to display the post id inside a post, however when I use [id] it is showing the post ID at the start of the post of the post content, not where I have typed it.

   The shortcode I am using, I have placed this in the plugin folder.

   function shortcode_id() {
      $id = the_ID();
   echo $id;
   }
   add_shortcode('id', 'shortcode_id');

   What displays on the post page: 10741This is a good post. This is Post ID:

   I also tried: echo the_ID(); but it doesn't work either.

2. freak_on_a_leash
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I just noticed here that you can't use echo when returning the content of a shortcode. you have to use 'return' as specified in the shortcode manual.

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