Title: Shortcode & categories issue…
Last modified: May 23, 2017

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# Shortcode & categories issue…

 *  Resolved [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/)
 * Hello!
 * I’m back after using this great plugin for a while and I’ve got some suggestions/
   issues.
 * I’m using a featured image shortcode before every post and I see that the excerpt
   on JWD’s widget displays an excerpt from the post itself and not from the excerpt
   field that is in the WordPress editor the shortcode.
 * I mean not from this:
    [https://www.mhthemes.com/support/files/2014/07/Custom_Excerpts.png](https://www.mhthemes.com/support/files/2014/07/Custom_Excerpts.png)
 * So by doing that, the shortcode appears everytime before the post inside the 
   widget and it’s really bad.
 * And another suggestion about the categories.
    It seems that you can choose only
   one category to display in the widget, why is that? Could you please add an option
   to select and display certain categories of our choosing or even display them
   all?
 * Please let me know.
    Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [JordacheWD [JWD]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordachewd/)
 * (@jordachewd)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9164606)
 * Hello Catmaniax and thank you for your comprehensive review.
 * We shall test all of your suggestions above and let you know here more details
   soon.
 * Thank you again,
    JordacheWD Team
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9171252)
 * Great, I’m looking forward to it.
 *  Plugin Author [JordacheWD [JWD]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordachewd/)
 * (@jordachewd)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9182588)
 * Hello [@catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * We’ve finally released the `v1.7.3` version that should sort that shortcode issue
   you’ve described above.
 * As for the choosing multiple category/posts this requires a lot of testing and
   AJAX/JS development and it should be available in future updates.
 * However a **Quick Fix** meanwhile can be using the new _Custom Query_ field added
   in this release and you can choose specific posts from any category/tags registered.
   You just need to select the post type first and list the post IDs separated by
   commas.
 * Please read the [v1.7.3 Changelog](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jwd-postslider-widget/#developers)
   before anything else.
 * I’ll mark this topic as resolved so just let us know if any issues in a new one.
 * Thank you very much for your valuable feedback.
    JordacheWD Team
    -  This reply was modified 9 years ago by [JordacheWD [JWD]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordachewd/).
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9182926)
 * Hey guys, thanks for the update.
 * The excerpt function still is not working and it’s displaying the content of 
   the post instead of it. Can you please look into it?
 * I’m also looking forward to the multiple categories choosing function in the 
   future.
    Thank you.
 *  Plugin Author [JordacheWD [JWD]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordachewd/)
 * (@jordachewd)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9183199)
 * Hey [@catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * Will test more that excerpt issue and come up with fixes asap.
 * Thank you very much,
    JordacheWD Team
 *  Plugin Author [JordacheWD [JWD]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordachewd/)
 * (@jordachewd)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9183299)
 * Hey again..
 * We’ve tested that excerpt and didn’t found any issues.
    Please check the image
   below for reference.
 * ![JWDpostslider](https://i0.wp.com/jordachewd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/
   jwdpostslider.jpg)
 * Maybe worth clear your browser cached data and try again.
 * Just let us know if anything.
    Thank you, JordacheWD Team
 *  Thread Starter [catmaniax](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catmaniax/)
 * (@catmaniax)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9183477)
 * You were right, thanks again.
 *  Plugin Author [JordacheWD [JWD]](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jordachewd/)
 * (@jordachewd)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-categories-issue/#post-9183725)
 * No problem,
 * Thank you too
 * JordacheWD Team

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