HOW CAN I EDIT THE SHORTCODE ID

  • Resolved brenoanunes

    (@brenoanunes)


    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hello everyone! I´ve got a major issue now due to the fact that I accidentally deleted a form which was being employed on every portfolio page/post I have on my website. So I need now to create a new form but with the same Shortcode ID otherwise I´ll have to change it manually on every single portfolio page individually. The thing is when I ask to create a new form (AVADA theme) the Shortcode ID comes a random number (such as [contact-form-7 id=”131″ title=”Contato”]) which cannot be edit (at least I´m yet to find a way to do it!) Can someone help me? Thanks! Breno

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Plugin Author Takayuki Miyoshi

    (@takayukister)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    Try a shortcode without the id attribute, such as [contact-form-7 title="Contato"]. Contact Form 7 will attempt to search by title when id is not provided.

    AW

    (@geykgn)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hi @takayukister,
    this worked up to version 5.7.4 (inclusive). Currently not working, shortcode requires id ☹️.

    Thread Starter brenoanunes

    (@brenoanunes)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    Yes, it requires ID and sadly it seems you cannot change it (at least I haven´t managed to do it so far). Any ideas as for how to pull this off? Thx in advance all of you!

    Plugin Author Takayuki Miyoshi

    (@takayukister)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    What do you mean by “it requires ID and sadly it seems you cannot change it”? A shortcode is only a text. Do you mean you can’t edit text?

    Thread Starter brenoanunes

    (@brenoanunes)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hello @takayukister ! Thx for your help for starters!

    I can´t find a way to edit the number 2369 on:
    [contact-form-7 id=”2369″ title=”Fale Conosco_copy”]

    The pathway that led me to this page was the usual one I think, which is:

    CONTACT > CONTACT FORMS > EDIT (FORM) > Edit Contact Form > “Copy this shortcode and paste it into your post, page, or text widget content” (This ID Shortcode is the one I cannot edit!!)

    I am using AVADA theme. Looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks again!

    Plugin Author Takayuki Miyoshi

    (@takayukister)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    Simply copy that shortcode, edit it to remove the id="2369" part, and past it to a shortcode block or anywhere you want to place it. It is just a general plain text so you can edit it.

    Thread Starter brenoanunes

    (@brenoanunes)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    I don´t think I have made myself clear, sorry… The question is> Can I create or edit a NEW FORM WITH A SPECIFIC NUMBER PRE-DEFINED BY MYSELF (my own birthday for example) INSTEAD OF GETTING THAT RANDOM NUMBER?

    Since I have all an accidentally deleted ID form embedded on all my Portfolio pages, I need to recreate it with the EXACT SAME ID NUMBER, otherwise I´ll have to paste the new ID shortcode on every single page/post.

    That would save me a lot of time. Thx!

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by brenoanunes.
    Plugin Author Takayuki Miyoshi

    (@takayukister)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    No, you can’t.

    Thread Starter brenoanunes

    (@brenoanunes)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you Takayuki! So, just to confirm pls: Inserting the new Contact Form Shortcode ID and editing page by page and post by post is the only way I can deal with the issue, right?

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