Display 'add to cart' button in the excerpt

[dangermoose]

Hi there,

I’ve got an events page where I list a number of events (as posts using a normal blog template).

I can easily add the ‘add to cart’ button to the ‘single’ post page but I wonder is there a way to display the button on the list page also which currently displays only the excerpt or a certain number of characters..

I’d ideally like to show a few lines of text and the ‘add to cart’ button.

Many thanks..

[dangermoose]

Or maybe I could add the add to cart shortcode to a custom field?

[amin007]

By default shortcode filtering in the excerpt is off. You can add this option by doing the following:

1. Open the “wp_eStore1.php” file

2. Add the following line of code at the bottom of this file (just before the “?>” line is fine):

add_filter('the_excerpt', 'do_shortcode');

[dangermoose]

Thanks for that, I’ve added the code but it doesnt seem to have any effect.

Do you think I could set the shortcode as a custom field? That way, I guess the client would have to add the shortcode in the post (to display the button on the single post page) as well as the custom field (to display in the events list) but that shouldn’t be an issue.

[amin007]

That would mean that this theme is not using WordPress’s excerpt function to display the excerpt (some themes like to make their own function for this.. I don’t know why).

I am not sure if you can just place a plain WordPress shortcode in a custom field but you can do the following:

https://support.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forums/topic/call-product-through-a-custom-field

https://support.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forums/topic/custom-fields-within-php-shortcodes

[dangermoose]

Many thanks, I added the following and it works beautifully. Much appreciated!

<?php

$values = get_post_custom_values('prodid');

echo get_button_code_for_product($values[0]);

?>

[toolance]

Hi Dangermoose,

This looks like it might be my solution but where would I paste this code? In wp_estore1.php or in archive.php? And where in the script should it go?

Thanks in advance

Hardgristle

[amin007]

As mentioned in a previous post… you do the following to add shortcode filtering in excerpt:

1. Open the “wp_eStore1.php” file

2. Add the following line of code at the bottom of this file (just before the “?>” line is fine):

add_filter('the_excerpt', 'do_shortcode');

[dgitaly]

Hello,

I was trying to add wp estore shortcodes in the post excerpt (wp 3.9.1) but it doesn’t work.

I’ve also followed your instructions and opened “wp_eStore1.php” and added the add_filter code but also this didn’t work.

Has something changed since your last answer?

Thank you

[dgitaly]

Hello again,

so far I added the following code to my functions.php:

remove_filter(‘get_the_excerpt’, ‘wp_trim_excerpt’);

add_filter(‘get_the_excerpt’, ‘custom_trim_excerpt’);

function custom_trim_excerpt($text = ”)

{

$raw_excerpt = $text;

if ( ” == $text ) {

$text = get_the_content(”);

//$text = strip_shortcodes( $text );

$text = apply_filters(‘the_content’, $text);

$text = str_replace(‘]]>’, ‘]]>’, $text);

$excerpt_length = apply_filters(‘excerpt_length’, 300);

$excerpt_more = apply_filters(‘excerpt_more’, ‘ ‘ . ‘[…]’);

$text = wp_trim_words( $text, $excerpt_length, $excerpt_more );

}

return apply_filters(‘wp_trim_excerpt’, $text, $raw_excerpt);

}

add_filter(‘get_the_excerpt’,’do_shortcode’);

Doing the above, I’m able to write in the excerpt shortcodes as [wp_eStore_product_details id=1 info=”description”] and [wp_eStore_product_details id=1 info=”price”] or [wp_eStore_product_details id=5 info=”available_copies”].

They work out fine.

Instead, if I add the shortcode [wp_eStore_add_to_cart id=1] it breaks the blog page.

Any help?

[admin]

Normally you would just need to add that one line of code and it will do that trick. In your case, it looks like your theme is using a custom excerpt function so thats where the issue is I think. What version of eStore plugin are you using?

[dgitaly]

I have updated the eStore plugin last decembre (version 7.0.2) and the Extra Shortcodes version is 4.7.8

As for the theme, I’m using the Super Spark Theme by Goodlayers.

Do you think that that’s the issue?

[admin]

okay the plugin version looks fine but I would still recommend doing the following:

https://support.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forums/topic/re-install-or-load-a-fresh-build-of-the-plugins

Also, it is worth doing the theme test mentioned below:

https://support.tipsandtricks-hq.com/forums/topic/test-to-identy-a-conflicting-theme-or-plugin

[dgitaly]

Thank you for prompt reply.

Eventually I’ve done as suggested:

1. deactivated all the plugins

2. tried Twentyfourteen theme

As results, I can now confirm that the issue is a custom excerpt superspark theme function and the problem is not related to the WP eStore Plugin or eventual conflicts with other plugins.

To solve my issue I’ve requested help to GoodLayers staff for the superspark theme has a conflict with wp estore plugin.

Hope to find a quick solution.

Grazie again, dina

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