How to output the post ID inside a toolset post edit link

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Problem:
Client is adding links to edit posts using the toolset-edit-post-link shortcode and wants to include the post ID of the post to be edited in the link text.

Solution:
Use the placeholder %%POST_ID%%.

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Last updated by julieP 6 years, 5 months ago.

Assisted by: Nigel.

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June 14, 2018 at 6:04 am #913322

julieP

I have a View on a page (ID=25) that queries a post type and contains a post edit link shortcode for a content template which contains the edit post form. I'd like to use the returned post's ID (=34) as the text for the link and have tried it like this:-

[toolset-edit-post-link content_template_slug="content-template-slug"][wpv-post-id][/toolset-edit-post-link]

but this returns 25 (the ID of the page containing the View).

If I place [wpv-post-id] outside the post edit link shortcode like this:-

[toolset-edit-post-link content_template_slug="content-template-slug"][/toolset-edit-post-link][wpv-post-id]

this returns 34 (which is correct).

When I insert the [wp-post-id] shortcode, I'm selecting The current post being displayed either directly or in a View loop from the options.

How do I achieve the desired output please?

June 14, 2018 at 8:19 am #913354

Nigel

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Hi Julie

It looks like the context for the post object changes inside the toolset-edit-post-link shortcode, which might not be possible to change.

Before thinking of any more complex workarounds, can you not just use the %%POST_ID%% placeholder?

June 18, 2018 at 6:53 am #914560

julieP

Ha! I hadn't thought of that, thank you!!