Still trying to figure this out, I found in another posting with a similar problem. The solution mentioned enqueuing jquery. That is WAY above my pay grade, but I did my best to research the topic.
Jquery appears nowhere in twentytwelve or twentytwelvechild functions.php. If inserting code referencing it is the answer, I do not know the correct syntax. I DID find some code for Owl Carousel, another plugin, that may be a clue to what is missing in my Cactus-Masonry installation. Should I be adding something like this to the functions.php (referencing Cactus-Masonry files where applicable)? Here is the code:
‘// in functions.php
add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘bboyjuss_load_javascript_conditionally’ );
function bboyjuss_load_javascript_conditionally() {
wp_register_script( ‘owl-script’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/js/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.min.js’, array(‘jquery’), false, true );
wp_enqueue_script( ‘owl-script’ );
wp_register_style(‘owl-style-carousel’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/js/owl-carousel/owl.carousel.css.’);
wp_enqueue_style(‘owl-style-carousel’);
wp_register_style(‘owl-style-theme’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/js/owl-carousel/owl.theme.css.’);
wp_enqueue_style(‘owl-style-theme’);
wp_register_style(‘owl-style-transition’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/js/owl-carousel/owl.transitions.css.’);
wp_enqueue_style(‘owl-style-transition’);
}’
I will be very grateful for any help getting the Cactus-Masonry image array to work for posts that fall into the three filtered categories.
Thanks.
Hi bettyhills,
The solution may not be too complicated. Just so I understand the problem better, may I ask some questions?
So, you are trying to show the gallery on your from page – not a normal page – but one generated by your theme, right? Does it have to be a theme generated page, or is any page okay?
What is happening when you load the page? Does the shortcode appear unaltered, do images appear, or does nothing at all happen?
Also, have you tried just [cactus-masonry] with no parameters? Does that display?
Finally, I cannot see which page on your site has the shortcode. There is no evidence of it running or being asked to run. If I can see it run I may be able to identify any errors which turn up. You can also see JavaScript errors yourself by opening the code inspector for your browser and by refreshing the page.
Cheers
Thank you so much for responding.
On the Graces site, I am trying to show the gallery on the page called PASTIMES. I am new to WordPress, and as far as I know it is a normal page that I created using the front page template because I wanted it to be a full page across without a sidebar and I wanted a small amount of text at the top before the Cactus-Masonry gallery displayed an array of images from posts of specific categories only beneath the text on the same page.
Instead, the first sample post with image that I created is appearing on the HOME page. I figure that I will deal with that later.
I do not believe the page is theme-generated. Any page will do for the gallery. If we can get it working on any page, I will be thrilled. I can move pages around later on.
If you go to the page PASTIMES where the shortcode resides, you will see that nothing happens. The shortcode does not appear. The images do not appear.
At your suggestion, I tried [cactus-masonry] with no parameters. It does not display.
Thank you for directing me to the code inspector. I ran it as you suggested on PASTIMES. It showed the Cactus-Masonry plugin on the page but I do not know enough to recognize whether the plugin is operating as it should. It did not look like it was reporting javascript errors.
Questions:
Does Cactus-Masonry require a lightbox plugin installation?
Should my functions.php file or something else on my site have a command line asking Cactus-Masonry to run?
Thank you for taking time to help me with this.
Bortpress, thank you. The Cactus-Masonry Gallery is working. The problem indeed was user error. I did not select a “featured image” for my sample post thinking that it would change my site header image. Once I selected the featured image, it popped right into the Cactus-Masonry Gallery as it should.
Thank you for your swift response to my query and patient help. I am marking the topic solved. Also, thank you for this WONDERFUL plugin. You are most generous.
Hey bettyhills,
I’m glad to hear that it all worked out. I’m happy to help, although it sounds like you solved this one yourself. Feel free to get in touch if you have any more questions.
Cheers
