I am attempting to load a page template into a shortcode so I can easily load the content wherever I want.
I have done some research and many people have said this code has worked for them but for some reason this does not seem to load my template right as I just get a blank page.
I know the shortcode is executing as it does not show as plain text so I'm guessing there is a problem with the way I am loading the template.
Any help is much appreciated .
public function register(){
add_shortcode( 'sponsor_main_page', array($this,'my_form_shortcode') );
$RegistrationFormId = esc_attr( get_option( 'ik_form_id' ) );
}
function my_form_shortcode() {
ob_start();
get_template_part( 'template-sponsors.php' );
return ob_get_clean();
}
I am attempting to load a page template into a shortcode so I can easily load the content wherever I want.
I have done some research and many people have said this code has worked for them but for some reason this does not seem to load my template right as I just get a blank page.
I know the shortcode is executing as it does not show as plain text so I'm guessing there is a problem with the way I am loading the template.
Any help is much appreciated .
public function register(){
add_shortcode( 'sponsor_main_page', array($this,'my_form_shortcode') );
$RegistrationFormId = esc_attr( get_option( 'ik_form_id' ) );
}
function my_form_shortcode() {
ob_start();
get_template_part( 'template-sponsors.php' );
return ob_get_clean();
}
3 Answers
Reset to default 3get_template_part takes slug as first parameter and not filename.
So it should be:
get_template_part( 'template-sponsors' );
And with more details... This function takes two parameters:
get_template_part( string $slug, string $name = null )
And inside of it, the name of a file is built like this:
if ( '' !== $name )
$templates[] = "{$slug}-{$name}.php"; $templates[] = "{$slug}.php";
So, as you can see, the .php part is added automatically. So your code will try to load file called template-sponsors.php.php and there is no such file, I guess.
It's likely to be occurring because you are adding .php to the parameter in get_template_part(). This is how I would write the code for your question:
Prerequisites for this example to work:
- Create a folder in your theme directory called
template-parts. - Create a new file in this directory called
template-sponsors.php - This is assuming your shortcode is
[sponsor_main_page]
Code to put in your functions.php:
function custom_theme_load_sponsors_template() {
ob_start();
get_template_part( 'template-parts/template-sponsors' );
return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode( 'sponsor_main_page', 'custom_theme_load_sponsors_template' );
I like using locate_template, rather than get_template_part . The locate_template will do the equivalent of a PHP include() or include_once(), which is what I think you are aiming for.
locate_template("mycustomfunctions.php",true,true);
Put your mycustomfunctions.php file in the active template folder (optimally, a Child Theme). Then put the locate_template() command in your template, at the very top (after the comment block). Any functions in your mysustomfunctions.php file will then be available to your template.
The locate_template function is called by get_template_part. But the parameters allow you to define how the include works. See https://developer.wordpress/reference/functions/locate_template/ for more info.
(Added See the accepted answer to this question: Get template part vs locate template function . )