Profile: nickH-5

Problem:
I don't understand how to use the render_view_template API function. If I use render_view_template(999999, $postid), where 999999 is the post ID of the template and $postid is the ID of the post to display within the template, is that correct?

Solution:
To render a view template for a post ID, first retrieve the post object using get_post($post_id), then use render_view_template($view_template_id, $post). Example:

Relevant Documentation:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_post/

Problem:

Is it possible to have two instances of a repeating field in the dashboard to show the customers they can add more than one entry?

Solution:

No, but you can use the PLACEHOLDER feature to add a description that the customer can add more entries:

Problem:
How to sort or orderby view's results with view's shortcode attribute (ids)

Solution:
You can use the view's filter hook "wpv_filter_query" to set the orderby query argument on fly.

You can find the proposed solution in this case with the following reply:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/slider-order-using-list-of-post-ids/#post-2684415

Relevant Documentation:
- https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/views-filters/#wpv_filter_query
- https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/adding-custom-code/using-toolset-to-add-custom-code/#adding-custom-php-code-using-toolset