Title: [Plugin: Posts 2 Posts] shortcode, template, the_content() Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: Posts 2 Posts] shortcode, template, the_content() * [Francois Lamotte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francoislamotte/) * (@francoislamotte) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/) * Hello Scribu, * I’m working with the shortcode templates. (latest version of your plugin) * With the templates, I could reach every fields of a connected post/page except the_content(); * Everything else is displayed like : * ``` the_title(); the_permalink(); the_meta(); ``` * But the_content(); creates a loop. * I’ve tried some turnaround but as I not a dev, I’m not working in a proper way. * Do you have any suggestion for me? * Thank you, * François * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posts-to-posts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/posts-to-posts/) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780514) * Please post the relevant code (P2P filter + template file) in a [http://pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com) * Thread Starter [Francois Lamotte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francoislamotte/) * (@francoislamotte) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780606) * Hi Scribu, * Thank you for your answer. - [The static page (output for the final design)](http://dev3.pointben.net/iphoto-comment-enlever-les-yeux-rouges/) - [The current dynamic version (simple listing of p2p shortcodes)](http://dev3.pointben.net/lecon/comment-enlever-les-yeux-rouges?view-template=Lecon) - Currently I’ve made a list of p2p-….php templates linked to the shortcodes. - The code in that pages are simple[ like this example on pastbin.com](http://pastebin.com/wiELp3Tf) - **My first question** : when I add the_content(); in that kind of template, I got kind of loop that produce an output (after 1′ ) with a very long repetition of the same content. - **FYI **: here the p2p shortcodes are handled through the WP-VIEWS plugin ( using their shortcode template mechanism). - Thank you for your time and support. - Regards - F - If you want more details * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780607) * You didn’t post the relevant code, i.e. the code that takes a list of connected posts and loops through them. * Also, I don’t understand how P2P shortcodes are routed to templates. I assume the WP-Views plugin can only generate standard shortcodes, which implies that the code from P2P isn’t used at all. * Edit: what I’m asking for is your version of the code shown here: * [https://github.com/scribu/wp-posts-to-posts/wiki/Actions-and-filters](https://github.com/scribu/wp-posts-to-posts/wiki/Actions-and-filters) * Thread Starter [Francois Lamotte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francoislamotte/) * (@francoislamotte) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780608) * In my functions.php, I’ve copied [the shortcode handler from your wiki](http://pastebin.com/eDSUpUks) * And in WP-VIEWS, [my template is that one](http://pastebin.com/5mgrSkL6). * From there, p2p shortcodes are calling the bunch of p2p-list-… .php templates [that are rendered on that page](http://dev3.pointben.net/lecon/comment-enlever-les-yeux-rouges?view-template=Lecon). * I don’t know if this method is appropriate. * Another question related to this logic, is that I’m interested to retrieve an URL value in a connected custom field, and to inject it into an other shortcode( for a video player). I retrieve the value but I don’t understand yet how I will use it … (the value is just under the picture (below VIDEO title). * I’m sorry if i’m doing dumb stuff … 😛 * F * Thread Starter [Francois Lamotte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francoislamotte/) * (@francoislamotte) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780610) * I’ve seen different kind of connexion like * ``` $connected = get_posts( array( 'connected_items' => $zone_posts, 'connected_type' => array( 'CONNECTION_TYPE1', 'CONNECTION_TYPE2', ... ), 'connected_direction' => 'any', 'post_type' => 'any', 'suppress_filters' => false ) ); ``` * But i don’t know how to handle that with the shortcode logic. I’m sure that could help to reduce the number of queries. * And after that as for each connexion I need to extract different fields, … I am a little bit lost 🙂 * F * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780621) * Don’t query multiple connection types unless you plan to show them together. The lower query count isn’t worth the extra complexity. * Back on topic: using the_content() works fine for me, since the `$post` global is changed before each template load. * The only situation that I could imagine where this wouldn’t work would be if you have a post connected to itself. * Thread Starter [Francois Lamotte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francoislamotte/) * (@francoislamotte) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780627) * For the topic the_content(), I understand that it works for you but I don’t know how to handle it in my case. * In the “master template”, I need to place different shortcodes on multiple places. And each places has different elements to render. * ``` | p2p_cp_video_url | current_post_title + current_post_excerpt | | p2p_cp_sales_arg_content | p2p_cp_free_training_content | | p2p_cp_testimonial_title + excerpt | xxxx | ``` * So maybe I don’t get the concept of templates for shortcodes, but I can’t figure how to handle different pieces through one connexion and where to place that piece of code. * Thread Starter [Francois Lamotte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francoislamotte/) * (@francoislamotte) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780628) * or maybe the idea to use shortcodes for that kind of template is not a good one? * going straight to standard templates will simplify the process? * Plugin Author [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * (@scribu) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780629) * > going straight to standard templates will simplify the process? * It might. Just don’t start using p2p_list_posts(). 🙂 Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: Posts 2 Posts] shortcode, template, the_content()’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/posts-to-posts_7a8e9d.svg) * [Posts 2 Posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/posts-to-posts/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/posts-to-posts/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/posts-to-posts/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/posts-to-posts/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/posts-to-posts/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/posts-to-posts/reviews/) * 9 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/) * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-posts-2-posts-shortcode-template-the_content/#post-2780629) * Status: not resolved