[Resolved] Custom output renderer

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[svenG]

Hi,

I am wondering if it is possible to use this shortcode:

[types field="kompatible-betriebssysteme"][/types]

together with a custom php renderer function? I am thinking on something like this:

[types field="kompatible-betriebssysteme" output="\My\Psr\Classname::function"][/types]
[types field="kompatible-betriebssysteme" output="myCustomFunction"][/types]

Or is there another way to be able to get the values in a custom function and then output it?

[Nigel]

Hi Sven

I think you want a custom shortcode.

Pass the field name as a shortcode attribute, then in the shortcode get the field value for the current post (the global $post object), then do whatever you want with that value and return it as a string.

My boilerplate code for custom shortcodes looks like this:

add_shortcode( 'shortcode-name', function( $atts = [], $content = null ){

	// provide defaults
	$atts = shortcode_atts( 
		array(
			'field'		=>	'default-value'
		), 
		$atts 
	);

	$output = '';

	// Do stuff

	// Return something
	return $output;
});

You can read more about shortcodes here: https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes/

[svenG]

Well yes, that is another possibility 🙂