Title: Add nextpage tag dynamically using Plugin Shortcode
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Add nextpage tag dynamically using Plugin Shortcode

 *  [curt2008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/curt2008/)
 * (@curt2008)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-dynamically-using-plugin-shortcode/)
 * Hi Guys,
 * I’m trying to add the `<!--nextpage-->` tag dynamically using a Shortcode call,
   but all it’s actually doing is adding it as an HTML Comment instead of rendering
   it as pagination links, here’s my code that I’m attempting to do;
 *     ```
       public function __construct() {
            add_shortcode('CONTINUED', array(&$this, 'continued_handle'));
       }
   
       public function continued_handle() {
           global $post;
           return $this->your_post_split($post);
       }
   
       public function your_post_split($content) {
           $output = '<div>In page 1</div>';
           $output .= '<!--nextpage-->';
           $output .= '<div>In page 2</div>';
           return $output;
       }
       ```
   
 * If anyone can give me any advice as to how I can get it to render the `<!--nextpage--
   >` tag as Pagination links I’d be highly appreciated!

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 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-dynamically-using-plugin-shortcode/#post-3967005)
 * You can’t do this from a conventional shortcode handler. The nextpage tag is 
   processed very early in the loop, so at that time, all that exists is your shortcode
   tag. By the time shortcodes are processed, it is way past time for the nextpage
   tag to have any effect. Thus it just ends up as a HTML content.
 * For this to work, you’d have to hook something like the ‘loop_start’ action, 
   search the content for your shortcode tag, and replace it with the nextpage tag.
 * I’m curious, how is entering a shortcode tag any better than entering the nextpage
   tag? I don’t really see the point. (not that it matters, just curious)
 *  Thread Starter [curt2008](https://wordpress.org/support/users/curt2008/)
 * (@curt2008)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-dynamically-using-plugin-shortcode/#post-3967012)
 * Would you mind just providing an example of using the `loop_start` action please?
 * I’ve tried the following to no avail:
 *     ```
       public function __construct() {
           add_shortcode('CONTINUED', array(&$this, 'replaceShortcode'));
           add_action('loop_start', array(&$this, 'replaceShortcode'));
       }
   
       public function replaceShortcode() {
           global $post;
   
           if(is_user_logged_in()) {
               return str_replace('[CONTINUED]', '<div>In page 1</div><!--nextpage--><div>In page 2</div>', $post->post_content);
            }
       }
       ```
   
 *  Moderator [bcworkz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcworkz/)
 * (@bcworkz)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-dynamically-using-plugin-shortcode/#post-3967106)
 * You’ve hooked the action correctly, it’s what you do in the callback that’s the
   problem. The global $post is not even assigned the current post yet. However,
   a pointer to the current post object is passed to your call back. Try something
   like this:
 *     ```
       public function replaceShortcode($post) {
           if(is_user_logged_in()) {
               $post->post_content = str_replace('[CONTINUED]', '<div>In page 1</div><!--nextpage--><div>In page 2</div>', $post->post_content);
            }
            return;
       }
       ```
   
 * You should eliminate the add_shortcode() line in your constructor as this callback
   is now inappropriate for shortcode handlers. Remember this is untested, this 
   may not even be the right action hook, but I do believe this will work.

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-dynamically-using-plugin-shortcode/#post-3967106)
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