Just curious if this is a feature of ToolSet or if you can recommend a plugin that will work in conjunction with ToolSet to achieve. 🙂
I have a custom post type with custom fields for multiple images for a carousel.
Is it possible to take the generated shortcode for the Toolset custom field of the image(s) and have them displayed in a slider or carousel?
For example, the custom field shortcode looks like this: {!{types field='slider-image-4' output='raw'}!}{!{/types}!} and there is a different one for each image added to the custom post. I was thinking I could paste this shortcode into a slide somewhere.
I've tried SmartSlider and they told me it was not possible with their plugin. Have you had other customers ask this question and they found a resolution? If curious, I'm using the Divi theme.
Hi, I don't have a specific recommendation for a slider plugin or system that will help you achieve a slider effect using multiple image custom fields from the same post. Toolset's sliders are designed to loop over posts, not custom fields in a post.
The shortcode you offered will give you access to the raw image URL:
{!{types field='slider-image-4' output='raw'}!}{!{/types}!}
So if you find a slider system that accepts a shortcode for the image URL, that could work. However, if you need to render a full image then you should remove output='raw' to produce the image tag. There are some other tickets in the forum related to Flexslider, and some other Users have shared their experience integrating with Toolset custom fields. However, it's not officially supported or documented.
It's a few extra steps, but I'm just going to have the client make the slider and then enter the shortcode of the slider into the toolset field each time. Thank you! 🙂
