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1. bobbingwide
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   I use both NextGen-gallery and slideshow-gallery-pro. Both plugins implement the [slideshow] shortcode.
   In order to use both plugins on the same site I have had to hack each routine to create new shortcodes which are unique [ngslideshow] and [gpslideshow]
   I've written to the author of slideshow-gallery-pro asking if he can change his shortcode.
   Similalry, I'm asking here.
   Perhaps we can come up with a win-win solution that works for both.

2. Justin Tadlock
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   You don't need to change the plugins. You can just register your own shortcodes:

   add_action( 'init', 'my_register_shortcodes' );
   
   function my_register_shortcodes() {
   
   	add_shortcode( 'ngslideshow', 'ng_slideshow_function_name_here' );
   	add_shortcode( 'gpslideshow', 'gp_slideshow_function_name_here' );
   }

3. bobbingwide
   Member
   Posted 11 months ago #

   The reasons I didn't register the shortcodes in my own routines were multi-fold.

   1. I wanted to make people aware of the problem
   2. I didn't really want to develop a workaround as that could end up being more effort than it's worth
   3. I didn't know how to code the second parameter given that both of the plugins were written as classes

   But now I have persevered.
   For the NextGen slideshow I wrote one line of code
   add_shortcode( 'ngslideshow', 'NextGEN_shortcodes::show_slideshow' );

   For slideshow gallery pro, I didn't know what name to use for the 'embed' function which is defined in class Gallery extends GalleryPlugin

   So I wrote the following
   

   add_shortcode( 'gpslideshow', 'bw_gp_slideshow' );
   
   function bw_gp_slideshow( $atts ) {
     $Gallery = new Gallery();
     $content = $Gallery->embed( $atts );
     return $content;
   }

   As you can see I haven't tested to see if the method exists and the plugins are enabled. But at least I have got them working without the hacks. So thanks for that.

4. cpres
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   gpslideshow is an official shortcode from now on :)

5. bobbingwide
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Thanks. I had a bit more fun with slideshow-gallery-pro last weekend - a combination of user error AND poor coding.
   You can read about it at
   http://www.bobbingwidewebdesign.com/2011/07/17/help-needed-with-oik-at-wordcampuk/

   I have subsequently changed my oik plugin so that I can I avoid the problem in the future.
   

   add_shortcode( 'gpslides', 'bw_gp_slideshow' );
   
   function bw_gp_slideshow( $atts, $hmm=NULL, $tag=NULL ) {
     if ( 'the_content' == current_filter() )
     {
       $Gallery = new Gallery();
       $content = $Gallery->embed( $atts );
     }
     else
       $content = '[' . $tag . ']';
     return $content;
   }

   The reason I did this was to prevent the shortcode from being expanded when do_shortcodes is invoked for 'the_title'

   PS. IMHO I think there could be some improvements in WordPress's shortcode handling.

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