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  • Thread Starter Patrick Steil

    (@patrickchurchbuzzorg)

    Well, I installed it and results are not promising:

    1. Installed it
    2. Went to Appearance.. Widgets and setup a new “Text” widget and dragged it to the “Widgets for Shortcodes” sidebar.
    3. Tried to add this to my post and it didn’t render:
    [do_widget “Pastor Liz Signature”]

    Instead I got this when mousing over !:

    Error: Your Requested widget Pastor Liz Signature is not in the widget list. Typo maybe?

    What else do I need to try?
    Patrick

    Plugin Author anmari

    (@anmari)

    Hi Patrick – what else can u try ?
    Umm maybe reading instructions and pinned posts
    see second pinned post

    https://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/topic/use-name-or-id-but-not-the-title-folks?replies=5#post-5347813

    Thread Starter Patrick Steil

    (@patrickchurchbuzzorg)

    Sorry Anmari,

    I was in a hurry and didn’t take the time to read the pinned posts or instructions, my bad.

    Thanks for creating this tag! It is a great way to handle this need.

    As a fellow developer and one that loves to try and figure out how to make my code as user friendly as possible, I would like to offer this suggestions to make your plugin easier to use “out of the box” and also way easier on you for support 🙂

    1. On your settings page, maybe you could simply output the shortcodes for each widget that has been configured for use. That would totally eliminate anyone having to figure it out 🙂

    2. I would recommend allowing people to use the actual title of the widget like “Amazing Cloud Of Keywords” (per your pinned instructions). I know that people can shoot themselves in the foot by changing the title of the widget, but typically people don’t. Once the widget is setup is very rare someone would change the name. So my feeling is that it be much easier for people to understand how to get this to work in the first place and not have to bother you for support and in the rare chance that they do shoot themselves in the foot you can address that issue, but it would probably be much less often than dumb users like me who don’t take the time to read the instructions and go through the “debug” process to try and make this work.

    We have used Adobe Business Catalyst (another cms) “Content Holders” for 5 years, they have the same limitation – if you use the title and change the title it will mess you up. Our people were all trained to not do that and it has all worked out fine.

    The other benefit is the code is better documented when you can use the actual title of the widget in the shortcode.

    Thanks for your consideration. If you do not agree with my approach, no problem and we will find another way.

    thanks!
    Patrick

    Plugin Author anmari

    (@anmari)

    Hi Patrick

    just wondering why text widget via a shortcode ? Why not just put the text in and forget the shortcode?

    Good points and noted, but
    re 1)Very nice idea – really spoon feed them – maybe if it were a premium plugin or one day when I have lots of spare time….

    2) title= is already in use so for compatibility cant use that and I guess if 1) where done then not necessary.

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