[Resolved] custom code snippet not executing

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[malagaS]

Tell us what you are trying to do? use custom code snippet with a shortcode on a page but it appears as [shortcode] and doesn't execute.

Is there any documentation that you are following?

Is there a similar example that we can see?

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[Christopher Amirian]

Hi there,

Would you please make sure you followed the steps below?

https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/adding-custom-code/how-to-create-a-custom-shortcode/

If the issue persists, please use the CODE button above the reply box to share the code that you added to see if we can check.

Thanks.

[malagaS]

I don't see a code button but here's my code. i've disabled all plugins and have default theme running - everything seems to match the test site where this code DOES work. the table headings are displaying but no data. I can get a simple get user custom code to run so it appears to be just this custom code. thank you!

<?php
/**
 * New custom code snippet (replace this with snippet description).
 */

toolset_snippet_security_check() or die( 'Direct access is not allowed' );

// Put the code of your snippet below this comment.
function multiple_rgs($atts) {
$filtered_posts = get_view_query_results( 109 );
  $output ="<table>	<thead>
			<tr>
				<th>Post title</th>
				<th>Post ID</th>
				<th>Order Archive Order Date</th>
				<th>Order Archive Order Number</th>
                <th>Order Archive Order ID</th>
                <th>Order Archive Transaction ID</th>
                <th>Order Archive Paypal Receipt ID</th>
                <th>Order Archive Username</th>
                <th>Order Archive Customer First Name</th>
                <th>Order Archive Customer Last Name</th>
                <th>Order Archive Item Name</th>
                <th>Order Manual Item Name</th>
				<th>Order Manual Item</th>
                <th>Item Type</th>
                <th>Order Archives Amount</th>
			</tr>
		</thead><tbody>";
foreach ( $filtered_posts as $filtered_post ) {
  $pid = $filtered_post->ID;
  $child_posts = toolset_get_related_posts( $pid, 'order-archive-manual', array( 'query_by_role' => 'parent', 'return' => 'post_object' ) );
  //print_r($child_posts);
  $field1 = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-order-date',true);
  $dates = date("F j, Y", $field1);
  $field2 = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-order-date-text',true);
  $ordernumb = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-order-number',true);
  $orderid = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-order-id',true);
  $transid = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-transaction-id',true);
  $paypal = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-paypal-receipt-id',true);
  $username = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-username',true);
  $cfirst = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-customer-first-name',true);
  $clast = get_post_meta($pid,'wpcf-order-archive-customer-last-name',true);
  $arcitemname = types_render_field( "order-archive-product-name", array("item" =>$pid,"seperator" => '<br/>' ) );

  $numbrepeat = count($child_posts);
  if($child_posts) {
    foreach($child_posts as $repeated) {
      $omanitemname = get_post_meta($repeated->ID,'wpcf-order-archive-order-manual-item',true);
      $omanitem = get_post_meta($repeated->ID,'wpcf-order-archive-order-manual-qty',true);
       $omanitemtype = types_render_field( "item-type", array("item" => $repeated->ID));
       $orarcamt = get_post_meta($repeated->ID,'wpcf-order-archives-amount',true);
       
        $output .= "<tr>";
        $output .= "<td>".$filtered_post->post_title."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$filtered_post->ID."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$dates."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$ordernumb."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$orderid."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$transid."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$paypal."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$username."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$cfirst."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$clast."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$arcitemname."</td>";
        $output .="<td>".$omanitemname."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$omanitem."</td>";
        $output .="<td>".$omanitemtype."</td>";
        $output .="<td>".$orarcamt."</td>";
        $output .= "</tr>";
    }
  }
  else {
  		$output .= "<tr>";
   	    $output .= "<td>".$filtered_post->post_title."</td>";
 	    $output .= "<td>".$filtered_post->ID."</td>";
  		$output .= "<td>".$dates."</td>";
   	    $output .= "<td>".$ordernumb."</td>";
    	$output .= "<td>".$orderid."</td>";
     	$output .= "<td>".$transid."</td>";
    	$output .= "<td>".$paypal."</td>";
    	$output .= "<td>".$username."</td>";
    	$output .= "<td>".$cfirst."</td>";
    	$output .= "<td>".$clast."</td>";
        $output .= "<td>".$arcitemname."</td>";
    	$output .="<td>".$omanitemname."</td>";
  		$output .= "<td>".$omanitem."</td>";
      	$output .="<td>".$omanitemtype."</td>";
        $output .="<td>".$orarcamt."</td>";
 	    $output .= "</tr>";
  }
}
  $output .="</tbody></table>";
return $output;
}
add_shortcode('multiple_rgs','multiple_rgs');

[Christopher Amirian]

Thank you for the code snippet. I think the code is ok except the fact that you returned the data instead of echoing it.

So please replace:

return $output;

With;

echo $output;

The other point is that the shortcode needs to be placed in a post that has the_content function and it will not work inside a widget or a place that the WordPress post loop is not there.

Thanks.