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Problem: I need to add a script tag to my Custom Template. In the script tag's src attribute, I would like to append a URL variable and value coming from a custom field, but I cannot get the Types numeric field shortcode to work correctly. The shortcode is written out in the src URL instead of being executed. I need to add the custom field's numeric value in a URL parameter attached to the src URL.
Solution: It turns out that WordPress does not execute shortcodes in script tags URL parameters, whether or not Toolset is involved.Thi p The same problem can be seen even if custom shortcodes are use i . The solution in this case is to get the value of the custom field using the types_render_field API, then append that value to the src attribute URL using a custom shortcode.
Relevant Documentation:
https://toolset.com/documentation/customizing-sites-using-php/functions/#numeric
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Last updated by 3 years, 10 months ago.
Assisted by: Christian Cox.
Okay this is interesting, but I do not think it is directly related to Toolset. I set up a test in my local test environment and had similar results with various shortcodes, even with custom shortcodes unrelated to Toolset. Somewhere, either in Elementor or WordPress, there is built-in logic that prevents execution of shortcodes inside a script tag's src attribute. This could be a security feature, or a bug in Elementor or WordPress, or something else I don't know about. You can try this test to confirm my findings. I placed this code in a Text Editor element, in the "Text" tab (not "Visual" tab):
<script type="text/javascript">[wpv-post-url]</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="[wpv-post-url]"></script> <script type="text/javascript">[my-custom-shortcode][/my-custom-shortcode]</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="[my-custom-shortcode][/my-custom-shortcode]"></script>
The wpv-post-url shortcode is built-in to Toolset Blocks/Views, but my-custom-shortcode has nothing to do with Toolset. It is a custom shortcode created with custom code. It just returns a simple URL string for testing purposes:
add_shortcode( 'my-custom-shortcode', 'my_custom_shortcode');
function my_custom_shortcode($atts)
{
return "<em><u>hidden link</u></em>";
}
The results in the page markup are similar to what you have experienced - the shortcodes in script tag src attributes are not executed, even though the same shortcodes work correctly when nested inside the script tags:
<script type="text/javascript"><em><u>hidden link</u></em>; <script type="text/javascript" src="[wpv-post-url]"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><em><u>hidden link</u></em>; <script type="text/javascript" src="[my-custom-shortcode][/my-custom-shortcode]"></script>
Screenshots attached here. The problem occurs with shortcodes completely unrelated to Toolset, and even when Toolset plugins are completely disabled. Shortcodes simply are not executed inside script tag src attributes in this scenario, regardless of whether or not Toolset plugins are involved. I think you may need a custom shortcode that returns the complete script tag with dynamic src attribute as needed, or a custom field that stores the entire dynamic script tag.
