[Resolved] Use shortcode to set parameters of views shortcode

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[peterI]

I am trying to filter output of a view using views shortcode parameters - but I want those parameters set by shortcodes that do date calculations. I'm trying to nest shortcodes.

Specifically, I want to show CPTs that have a date field that falls between the Monday of the post that uses the view and the previous Tuesday. This is for a newsletter-type WP post that goes up every Monday and includes a section showing articles read from (from other sources) since the previous Monday post.

Here is a trouble-shooting page I'm trying to get to work:
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Here is the page code I'm trying to work. The parsing of the shortcode brackets doesn't work.

<h3>Parameters set manually</h3>
[wpv-view name='filter-articles-weekly' startdate='1496666015' enddate='1497270815']

<hr />

<h3>Parameters set using shortcodes</h3>
Shortcode output: startdate = [prev_tue_pub_date] enddate = [mon_pub_date]

[wpv-view name='filter-articles-weekly' startdate='[prev_tue_pub_date]' enddate='[mon_pub_date]']

Or is there a better way? I've tried a number of things.

[Shane Supporter Languages: English (English ) Timezone: America/Jamaica (GMT-05:00)]

Hi Peter,

Thank you for contacting our support forum.

I suspect that the issue here is that the shortcodes may not have been registered for use as view parameters.

Go to Toolset -> Settings -> Frontend and enter the names of your shortcode under the view 3rd party shortcode arguments section.

Please try this and let me know if the view works fine after.

Thanks,
Shane

[peterI]

Shane -

Nailed it! I just missed that step (wherever it may be in the docs). Works like charm.

I'm glad it turned out to be so simple.

- Peter