Problems passing shortcodes via MPG to Thrive Architect
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Hi,
I’m building a MPG template page in Thrive Architect.
Each page contains a customized shortcode, which inserts a Ninja Table and filters the table’s data differently depending on the individual page.
I’ve put all the customized shortcodes into my source file (Google Sheets.) For example, “[ninja_tables id=”49236″ filter=’c_booksandauthors’ hide_default_filter=”yes”]
The Ninja Tables shortcode works when I insert it directly into the MPG template (in Thrive Architect’s WordPress Content block.)
However, when I try to pass the same Ninja Table Shortcode via MPG only text is shown – the shortcode isn’t fired.
What’s the correct way to pass an actual shortcode from the source file into the MPG template, so the shortcode actually fires?
-Tomas
P.S. The template contains other MPG shortcodes that inserts regular text, so the connection is otherwise working.
P.S. I should also mention, that I earlier tested to pass the Ninja Table shortcode via MPG to a template page built in the Gutenberg editor. That worked without a glitch, so it seems the problem is related to Thrive Architect in some way.
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Hi, Oleksandr.
I tried the suggested solution in multiple variants of Thrive Architect/Gutenberg and in different types of blocks, but nothing fired the shortcode.
But, there might be a alternative solution.
Ninja Tables can filter the table based on URL parameters instead.
For example, a URL like this produces the desired results:
http://www.flauntmydesign.com/author-website-design-services/?filter=c_booksandauthors
I saved the slugs, for example, “author-website-design-services/?filter=c_booksandauthors”, in a Google Sheets column.
MPG correctly imports the slugs to a shortcode called “mpg_url_slug_w_params”, which I use for generating the URL.
However, MPG trims away both the “?” and “=” characters in the slug, resulting in incorrect URLs.
I tried URL encoding the slug. For example, replacing “?” with “%3F”, but then MPG trims away the “%” characters.
Can you think of any nifty workaround to generate correctly formatted URLs?
Appreciate any help. 🙂
-Tomas
I have found a workaround for how to use MPG for customizing Ninja Table’s shortcode on a page by page basis.
My MPG field {{mpg_cvht_tag}} contains the page-specific filter.
I use a PHP snippet to insert {{mpg_cvht_tag}} into the Ninja Tables shortcut:
<?php $cvht_filter ="{{mpg_cvht_tag}}"; echo do_shortcode('[ninja_tables id="49326" filter="'.$cvht_filter .'" limit="100" hide_default_filter="yes"]'); ?>I then insert the snippet into the MPG template.
I use the WordPress plugin “PHP Everywhere” to insert the PHP snippet into a “WordPress Content” block in Thrive Architect.
The above solution creates a page-specific Ninja Table shortcut, which filters the table data differently on each page.
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