Title: TOC shortcode doesn’t work with Thrive Architect
Last modified: August 4, 2022

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# TOC shortcode doesn’t work with Thrive Architect

 *  Resolved [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/)
 * I am using Thrive Theme Builder and I have successfully created a template for
   my Yada Wiki pages, which have a sidebar on the right. In the sidebar, I have
   a text element with the TOC shortcode as its only content.
 * Up until now, I have used the Gutenberg editor to add post (wiki) content because
   the menu has the shortcode buttons which is more convenient than typing them 
   in. Both my content and the sidebar (with my Wiki’s TOC listing) work great.
 * Yesterday however, I wanted to create a more complex page with images and so 
   on, so I used Thrive Architect, which is Thrive’s page builder/editor. My content
   looks fine, but in the sidebar, where the TOC should be, my post content is duplicated
   instead. And since it’s wider than the sidebar, it bleeds all over the content(
   although that’s not really the issue, since that wouldn’t happen if it was appropriately
   displaying the actual TOC).
 * I opened a support ticket with the Thrive folks who are very helpful, but in 
   this case, they just said that it appears to be a conflict between Yada Wiki 
   and Thrive Architect and to see if you folks can perhaps help figure it out.
 * I hope you have a solution, because I love the plugin and I also love Thrive 
   Architect and its ability to let me fine-tune the look of my pages. Thanks!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ftoc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [dmccan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmccan/)
 * (@dmccan)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15889913)
 * Hi garlick,
 * Are you adding the shortcode this way:
 * [https://help.thrivethemes.com/en/articles/4425743-using-shortcodes-with-thrive-architect](https://help.thrivethemes.com/en/articles/4425743-using-shortcodes-with-thrive-architect)
 * If not, can you please try that?
 * Thanks,
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15891892)
 * Hi David, thank you for the response. I tried putting the shortcode into a WordPress
   Content element in the sidebar as you suggested, but unfortunately, the result
   is the same. The shortcode is translating to the entire page content, rather 
   than the Wiki TOC like it does on all the other pages that use the same template.
 * Thanks,
 * -Tim.
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15892014)
 * Hi David, it looks like the Wiki posts are not using the Gutenberg editor, but
   the classic WP editor. Is that correct?
 * One workaround I was going to try was to use the Gutenberg editor to add Thrive
   Architect blocks to my content (that’s a thing). But when I went to edit a test
   page, the edit bar looks different, and I don’t have the option to add blocks.
   I haven’t been doing WP for very long, so I’m not sure, but I think it’s the 
   old WP editor. Is there any way to use the Gutenberg editor with Yada Wiki posts,
   in case we can’t resolve the shortcode conflict?
 * Thanks,
 * -Tim.
 *  Plugin Author [dmccan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmccan/)
 * (@dmccan)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15892082)
 * Hi garlick,
 * It is not ideal, but you might try going into the editor for the TOC and copying
   all of the content (control-a control-c) and then going into the WordPress content
   element in the sidebar like you tried before and pasting it in. My guess is that
   would get rid of the duplication problem. If it does, then you could try wrapping
   that content in a DIV with a max-width style. Something like:
 *     ```
       <div style="max-width:300px;">
       pasted toc contents
       </div>
       ```
   
 * You could adjust the 300px part until you got the width you want.
 * The TOC output works by programmatically getting the content of the TOC article
   and running it through `apply_filters( 'the_content', $the_toc->post_content );`.
 * I suspect Thrive is doing this also because they want to inject their special
   additions into the content, thus adding another copy. Normally I wouldn’t expect
   that since the wiki TOC article is not written with Thrive Architect (right?).
 * Yes, Yada Wiki uses the Classic Editor and not Gutenberg. It doesn’t work with
   Gutenberg at this time.
 * I hope this helps,
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15892100)
 * This article is what I was trying to do:
 * [https://help.thrivethemes.com/en/articles/4661170-how-to-use-the-thrive-blocks-in-the-wordpress-editor-gutenberg](https://help.thrivethemes.com/en/articles/4661170-how-to-use-the-thrive-blocks-in-the-wordpress-editor-gutenberg)
 *  Plugin Author [dmccan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmccan/)
 * (@dmccan)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15892122)
 * Since Yada Wiki doesn’t use Gutenberg I don’t think that will work.
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15892333)
 * Hi David, you are correct, the actual TOC article was not written with Thrive
   Architect, just the classic WP editor.
 * I tried your suggestion and pasted the TOC listing (just shortcodes to the articles)
   into my Theme Builder wiki page template’s sidebar. I went ahead and kept it 
   in a WordPress Content element, although I suspect that it would have worked 
   in a regular Text element as well. This worked!
 * It’s not too surprising, I suppose, since the wiki article shortcodes have been
   working in my other Thrive Architect-based content. It seems like only the TOC
   shortcode is not being rendered correctly by Thrive Architect/Theme Builder.
 * It does mean that I’ll have to remember to update the sidebar if/when I add new
   categories to my wiki, but at least it’s rendering correctly and I can move on.
 * Do you have any plans to add support for the Gutenberg editor in the future? 
   That might resolve this issue better, as I’d only have one source for the TOC.
 * Thanks again, I’m really happy with Yada Wiki; it’s the first wiki/kb type plugin
   that I’ve tried that works with my theme. I appreciate your help.
 * -Tim.
 *  Plugin Author [dmccan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmccan/)
 * (@dmccan)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15892408)
 * Hi garlick,
 * Yea! It worked.
 * It would be nice to have Yada Wiki working with Gutenberg, but there are no firm
   plans or target dates.
 * Best regards,
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15906759)
 * Hi David, I went back to the Thrive Themes support folks who sent this issue 
   to their developers. This is their reply (from the support team, who copy-and-
   pasted from the developer team):
 * >     ```
   >     Hello Tim,
   >     Thank you for your patience.
   >     We have received an update from the developers. I will copy and paste it so you can forward it to your developer.
   >                                             global $post;
   >     					$old_post    = $post;
   >     					$post        = $the_toc;
   >     					$the_content = apply_filters( 'the_content', $the_toc->post_content );
   >     					$post        = $old_post;
   >     You can send the user to that developer with this.
   > 
   >     We won't add any fix to this ‘the_content’ filter should be used on the global $post not on specific post with rendering another one.
   >     ```
   > 
 * This doesn’t make much sense to me, but I’m hoping it does to you? It seems they
   are saying that “the_content” filter is perhaps being applied a little incorrectly
   in the Yada Wiki plugin, so they won’t do anything on their end to “fix” it. 
   Does th is make any sense to you? Is there any hope of a remedy?
 * Thanks again,
 * -Tim.
 *  Plugin Author [dmccan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmccan/)
 * (@dmccan)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15909903)
 * Hi Tim,
 * Thank you for the information. I’m busy now, but I’ll try to take a look in a
   week or so and let you know.
 * Best regards,
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15932419)
 * Hi David, thanks for your response. I look forward to your update when you have
   some time to look into this.
 * -Tim.
 *  Plugin Author [dmccan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmccan/)
 * (@dmccan)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15936440)
 * Hello Tim,
 * I updated the plugin. Could you please try it and confirm the update works for
   you?
 * In this case you would use the Yada Wiki TOC widget in your sidebar, not a shortcode.
 * Thank you,
 * David
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15943032)
 * Hi David, I didn’t see your reply until this morning. Unfortunately, I’m seeing
   the same output from the TOC shortcode on my TA-created pages. See [https://ferule.org/wiki/accessories-and-toys/](https://ferule.org/wiki/accessories-and-toys/).
 * I cleared the cache, and I added the TOC shortcode ([yadawikitoc show_toc=”true”])
   in a simple text element in the template’s sidebar. It’s still displaying the
   wordpress post content rather than the shortcake’s intended TOC output.
 * I got so excited, too! Let me know if you want me to try anything in particular
   to help you troubleshoot it.
 * Thanks!
 * -Tim.
 *  Plugin Author [dmccan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmccan/)
 * (@dmccan)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15943112)
 * “In this case you would use the Yada Wiki TOC widget in your sidebar, not a shortcode.”
 * Were you able to try the widget?
 *  Thread Starter [garlick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garlick/)
 * (@garlick)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/toc-shortcode-doesnt-work-with-thrive-architect/#post-15943151)
 * Yes, the widget actually works. I don’t know why I didn’t see that in your previous
   comment; I was just trying it out. It’s not ideal, only because TA only gives
   you one general-purpose “default widget” area so I can’t use any other widgets
   elsewhere on my site, but it’s definitely better than maintaining the TOC in 
   two places.
 * Thanks,
 * -Tim.

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