Dynamic inputs for shortcodes

[satya-securemachines]

Hi Dale,

We have been using verion 1.14.0 of your plugin to read and display data from a firestore. It works fine.

We now need a way to dynamically pass a value to your short code. For example below is a shortcode we are using.

[firestore_blocks class='your-class-name' collection_name='TestSet_1' display_fields='Name']

We now need a way to parameterize the collection name being passed to this short code. It could be coming from another collection within the firestore.

We tried the below lines, however this does not seem to work.

[firestore_blocks class='your-class-name' collection_name=' [firestore_blocks class='your-class-name' collection_name='TestSet_2' display_fields='Value']' display_fields='C01']

Could you kindly suggest how we could achieve this?

Thanks in advance,

Satya

[dalenguyen]

Hi @satya-securemachines, for complex tasks, the best way is to write a custom script for it. First is to retrieve the TestSet_2, then when you get the value, start to get the other collection.

https://firebase-wordpress-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developer/add-custom-scripts.html https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/query-data/get-data

[satya-securemachines]

Hi Dale,

Thanks for this info. Will try adding a new .js script.

So once we have a value in .js script, how to we pass this on to your shortcodes?

Thanks, Satya

[dalenguyen]

Hi @satya-securemachines, there is no option for passing value to the shortcode that way. However, you can achieve what you need after you got the value without relying on the shortcode.