Title: No shortcodes tab
Last modified: April 26, 2018

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# No shortcodes tab

 *  Resolved [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/)
 * Hi, on the instructions page [https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/appointments-plus/#usage](https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/appointments-plus/#usage),
   I read:
 * 1. there should be a tab called Shortcodes where I can find the plugin shortcodes
   
   2. there should be an AJAX shortcode addon 3. there should be a new shortcode[
   app_combo]
 * But… none of these seem to be true.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Dimitris – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support6/)
 * (@wpmudev-support6)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/#post-10224765)
 * Hello [@ravanh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/) 🙂
 * 1. these have been removed from the plugin itself, but you can find them here
   [https://premium.wpmudev.org/docs/getting-started/appointments-shortcode-reference/](https://premium.wpmudev.org/docs/getting-started/appointments-shortcode-reference/)
   or simply use the shortcode generator in the edit post screens
 * 2. this has been deprecated, but you can see in above link that there’s an _“
   ajax”_, as well as an _“autorefresh”_ argument for the **[app_services]** shortcode
   and also an _“autorefresh”_ argument for the **[app_service_providers]** shortcode
 * 3. this has been deprecated and no longer working
 * I’ve already informed our “wordsmiths” about this, so they can edit usage page,
   really appreciate the feedback on this! 🙂
 * Warm regards,
    Dimitris
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/#post-10224878)
 * Hi Dimitris, that’s perfect. Thank for the help!
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/#post-10225120)
 * One follow-up questions: so there is no ajax option for the weekly or monthly
   calendars?
 * Also, the calendar recently has become VERY slow (I was made aware of it by a
   user about a week ago but it might have been going on longer than that) and each
   request to a public calendar page creates a big spike in server load (can be 
   seen in htop).
 * I cannot remember if there was a recent plugin update. If so, it might be related
   to that but if not, what else could it be? I see no related errors in server 
   log files except an occasional Nginx server timeout error that mostly happens
   on monthly calendar requests. No PHP errors.
 * There is a Google Calender connexion active with 2 way sync. Could that be causing
   timeouts? If so, any way to throttle gCal requests and cache responses longer
   than 10 minutes?
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/#post-10225395)
 * UPDATE: I’ll create a new thread for the issue with server load (off-topic)
 * Second follow-up question: I tried the ajax and autorefresh options on the services
   shortcode but it does not change the selection behavior. Visitors still need 
   to submit with the button which reloads the page…
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/#post-10225519)
 * UPDATE 2: OK, no I was mistaken. The autorefresh is working now (no submit button
   anymore, must have been a caching issue?)
 * The only problem is that with autorefresh=”1″ in combination with require_service
   =”1″ on the calendar shortcode, a visitor that happens to want the service that’s
   first in the drop down list will want to skip immediately to the next step. But
   the calendar, flagged with require_service=”1″, will remain empty even though
   it appears their desired service is selected. Opening the dropdown and selecting
   the first option again will NOT trigger the autorefresh.
 * The user must first choose another option, which then refreshes the page, and
   then select the first option (again) which refreshes the page again.
 * See for example [https://saskiakeijzers.com/rendez-vous/calendrier/](https://saskiakeijzers.com/rendez-vous/calendrier/)
   and try to want a “Consultation à titre personnel”.
 * That’s just too confusing. Most people will just think the appointment system
   is broken and leave…
 * There should maybe be a dummy option at the top of the drop down saying something
   like –Please select a service– ?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Dimitris – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support6/)
 * (@wpmudev-support6)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/#post-10227736)
 * Hello [@ravanh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * I’ve made some more tests on this and I was able to display weekly calendar in
   first page load by using the following shortcodes:
 *     ```
       [app_services autorefresh="1" ajax="1"]	 
       [app_schedule service="0"]
       [app_pagination]
       [app_login]
       [app_confirmation]
       [app_paypal]
       ```
   
 * Please keep in mind that you should create separate threads for each issue and
   as this isn’t about the initial query, please do create a new one, if this is
   still an issue for you.
    In there, please share the exact shortcodes you use,
   so we could better troubleshoot this. 🙂
 * Warm regards,
    Dimitris
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-shortcodes-tab/#post-10227839)
 * Thank you Dimitris 🙂

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