Title: WPP Shortcode Last modified: May 26, 2022 --- # WPP Shortcode * Resolved [deeveearr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deeveearr/) * (@deeveearr) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/) * Hi, * I’ve decided to use the shortcode version of WPP seeing as according to the WP Rocket documentation, shortcodes do not get cached if they use AJAX. * I’m now having the same problems as before though, in that what’s showing is a million miles away from what is trending. * The shortcode that I’m using (in a text widget) is: * `[wpp thumbnail_width=100 thumbnail_height=100 range='last1days' limit=5 stats_views =0 order_by='views']` * Is this correct or should it read something else? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 37 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/page/3/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681184) * Hi [@deeveearr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deeveearr/), * > … shortcodes do not get cached **if** they use AJAX. * Big _if_ there. WPP’s shortcode doesn’t use AJAX 😛 (at the time of writing at least). It’s even mentioned in the FAQ [Is WordPress Popular Posts compatible with caching plugins?](https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/wiki/5.-FAQ#is-wordpress-popular-posts-compatible-with-caching-plugins): * > … if you’re using the [[wpp] shortcode](https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/wiki/1.-Using-WPP-on-posts-&-pages) > or the [wpp_get_mostpopular() template tag](https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/wiki/2.-Template-tags#wpp_get_mostpopular) > you will need to find a way to prevent your site’s page cache from caching > your popular posts list because the “Ajaxify widget” option -as its name implies- > can only be used by the WordPress Popular Posts widget / widget block. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681199) * Also, please note that `last1days` isn’t a valid Time Range option 😛 (see [Parameters](https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/wiki/2.-Template-tags#parameters) for a full list of accepted Time Range values). * Thread Starter [deeveearr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deeveearr/) * (@deeveearr) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681447) * Yes, I changed the parameter to `last24hours` to keep the trending options, but this is still way off the mark. * The main reason that I wanted to use the shortcodes, was that I found a post last night explaining how to place posts into a grid. * I had a mess around with it but that didn’t work either. * By the way, the sidebar widget is working flawlessly now! * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681537) * If by “Trending options” you mean the “Trending” tab from WPP’s Statistics dashboard then you need to use a different time range. “Trending” lists the most viewed posts from the last hour, to get that list with the shortcode you need this instead: * `[wpp range='custom' time_quantity=1 time_unit='hour']` * Thread Starter [deeveearr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deeveearr/) * (@deeveearr) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681570) * I’ve been trying to combine things together by combining one of the WPP widgets, and using the shortcode from that (`[widget id="wpp-24"]`) to place an image grid onto a test page on my website. * I’ve added the CSS from the post on [THIS PAGE](https://cabrerahector.com/wordpress/how-to-make-a-grid-of-popular-posts-with-thumbnails/) into my theme’s stylesheet, but no joy I’m afraid. * Is the CSS still working? * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681711) * Last time I checked, yes, it should be working. * This `[widget id="wpp-24"]` however is coming from [Widget Shortcode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-shortcode/)( right?), if so then you should be aware that that plugin has been abandoned for the last 2 years or so and from the comments on their support forum it seems that the plugin isn’t working very well nowadays. * To rule out that plugin as the cause of the issue simply use the normal [wpp] shortcode and/or the widget and see what happens. - This reply was modified 4 years ago by [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/). Reason: Reworded for clarity * Thread Starter [deeveearr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deeveearr/) * (@deeveearr) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681791) * Yes, it’s ‘widget shortcode’ that I was trying to use. * So placing the WPP shortcode directly into the test page: * ``` [wpp range='custom' time_quantity=1 time_unit='hour' post_type='post,page,portfolio,staff' limit=6 thumbnail_width=225 thumbnail_height=135 wpp_start=' '] ``` * …also has some strange effects, with the first post looking fine, and then the last five posts having no curved borders and sloping off to the right. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681870) * If you’re using the [wpp] shortcode with the Block editor then that’s a [known issue](https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/wiki/1.-Using-WPP-on-posts-&-pages#the-wpp-shortcode-and-the-block-editor-aka-gutenberg) and you should be using the [WordPress Popular Posts block](https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popular-posts/wiki/1.-Using-WPP-on-posts-&-pages#the-wordpress-popular-posts-block) instead. * Another thing is that you have some line jumps in your shortcode. WordPress will automatically convert all line jumps it finds into `

` tags which will for sure mess up your HTML code. * Thread Starter [deeveearr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deeveearr/) * (@deeveearr) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681897) * No, I hate Guttenberg with a passion, so I’ve got ‘Disable Guttenberg’ running. * Manually putting everything onto the same line should work then? * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpp-shortcode/#post-15681943) * Yep, it should. * `[wpp range='custom' time_quantity=1 time_unit='hour' post_type='post,page,portfolio, staff' limit=6 thumbnail_width=225 thumbnail_height=135 wpp_start='

']` * Your HTML code though -and now that I took a closer look at it- isn’t right. It’s not structured as the tutorial says. * Here’s the revised version (copy & pasted directly from the tutorial, just changed the Time Range related parameters): * `[wpp range='custom' time_quantity=1 time_unit='hour' post_type='post' limit= 6 thumbnail_width=225 thumbnail_height=135 wpp_start='