Using nested shortcodes in Elementor widget

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Problem: I'm trying to use a shortcode in a View's shortcode attribute. If I test the nested shortcode outside the View it works as expected, but when I place the two shortcodes in an Elementor shortcode widget it's not working as expected.

Solution: Use a text editor element for best results with nested shortcodes.

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Last updated by geraldM 5 years, 5 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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June 11, 2019 at 6:18 pm #1265779

geraldM

I am trying to display a view within an Elementor shortcode widget as follows:

[wpv-view name="product-view" ids="[get_upsell_ids]"]

The custom shortcode [get_upsell_ids] on its own works fine and gives a list of IDs of upsell-products for the current post. Adding the above line directly into another Toolset view also works as expected.

But inside the Elementor widget, something seems to break when nesting shortcodes. The 'ids' parameter is ignored and "] is appended after 'products-view' is done listing all products.

Bug?

June 11, 2019 at 8:37 pm #1265935

Christian Cox

I'm not sure about Elementor specifically, but in Toolset you need to register nested 3rd party shortcode arguments. Go to Toolset > Settings > Front-end Content and scroll down to 3rd party shortcode arguments. Register get_upsell_ids to be able to use it as a shortcode argument.

June 12, 2019 at 8:12 am #1266449

geraldM

Thanks, Christian!

The custom shortcode is registered and the whole nested shortcode works fine in any other context. Only when put into the widget, it fails. Perhaps this is a problem with Elementor? Should I contact their support?

June 12, 2019 at 1:22 pm #1266683

Christian Cox

First I would try this in a Text editor element instead of a shortcode element. If it still doesn't work that way, you may need to contact Elementor support.

June 12, 2019 at 2:34 pm #1266833

geraldM

Thank you! The text editor widget works. I wasn't aware that it processed shortcodes.