Shortcodes Out-of-Whack?
WordPress Shortcodes
Just a quick tip for my fellow wordpress bloggers. If your shortcodes aren’t loading and all you see when you publish is the actual code and not the element the shortcode should produce – for example, a slider – run through your plugins my peeps.
I’ve been trying to add a smooth slider to my best bud’s Chrissy’s blog for a week now. I’ve tried multiple sliders to find that the shortcode would produce nothing. I finally gave up and deactivated plugins and reactivated plugins to find that the My Live Signature plugin was the culprit.
Now that may not be the plugin giving you a hassle, you may not even have it installed.
So install the plugin you want and then:
- set up all the settings,
- insert the shortcode where you wanted it
- deactivate all your plugins – except the one that’s for the shortcode
- check the shortcode element ( a content slider in my case) to see if it works.
If it doesn’t work, then it isn’t an existing plugin issue. I would suggest installing a similar plugin that allows for shortcode use. If that doesn’t work, then hell I don’t know what the heck the problem is. Seriously, i won’t lie.
If the shortcode element works after deactivating all existing plugins, you’ll need to reactivate each plugin one by one, checking the shortcode element between each activation. Once the shortcode element disappears, you’ll know that the last plugin activated is the culprit.
And that’s it folks. That’s all I got to say. Hope I’ve helped somebody in someway.
Now if I knew what a shortcode is this would have been very helpful, but since I am a wordpress dimwit I don’t have a clue!
Wacky Dad recently posted..10 Wacky Clues I’m Getting Old!
lol. that’s why it’s for wordpress bloggers. lol. a shortcode is a short cut to coding added to your design to produce some type of element. so in blogger, when you want to add a slider, you have to add the code to the html if you want it in the main area instead of in the sidebar. with wordpress you install a plugin and then type shortcut code (shortcode) into your posting box. you can add it anywhere. even between paragraphs of text.
Vanita recently posted..Shortcodes Out-of-Whack?
Vanita, this makes sense, its commons sense trouble shooting procedure…now how come us mere mortals can’t remember or actually do it without getting confused. Is it in your magical cape?
Wacky Dad, i cant say enough about WordPress. I just moved after ten years with blogger. I love Blogger but I couldn’t grow with it, as time moved on it was increasingly limiting (technology was moving forward faster than Blogger was changing)
I say play with the settings and see what it can do, it’s a ton of fun.
Chrissy recently posted..The Cheese Stands Alone (Day Eight – Phase One)
nooo, i have magical undies. capes are so out of date
My heckle a husband blog is a WordPress blog, but I have no idea how to use it to its full potential. Oh by the way what is a slider?
Wacky Dad recently posted..10 Wacky Clues I’m Getting Old!
lol. let me know if you need help with anything
Oh my Gawd I love the new site…its just wonderful. You’ve done wonders and it looks amazing!
Chrissy recently posted..The Cheese Stands Alone (Day Eight – Phase One)
i’m so happy.
Thanks for this information. I will definitely try this later!