Wordpress PHP within PHP and shortcode

Question

I am building a wordpress ecommerce template with Cart66 plugin. Using a Cart66 shortcode inside a php template page, I would like to generate the Post ID inside the shortcode. Can someone please help and tell me if this is possible. Here is the code that I am using.

<?php echo do_shortcode("[add_to_cart item=\". the_ID() .\" quantity=\"user:1\"]"); ?>

This code will lay inside loop-single.php and above

Thank you!

Jacob Schoen · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-07 22:28:07Z

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@silent almost had it, but it should be get_the_ID() and not the_ID() since the later one echos it out, so try:

<?php echo do_shortcode("[add_to_cart item=\"". get_the_ID() ."\" quantity=\"user:1\"]"); ?>

edited Dec 7, 2012 at 22:28

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Jacob Schoen Over a year ago

@Lenin you should not edit code, feel free to leave a comment with what you think could be better, or to post your own answer explaining why it is better.

Asif Salahuddin Ghazi Over a year ago

Leaving reason in the edit comment is valid as per the instructions @jschoen

Asif Salahuddin Ghazi Over a year ago

I edited with single quote which not only is simpler but also in PHP it doesn't parse for variables. And within single quote, double quotes can be used. So double quotes do not need to be escaped with ``.

ariefbayu · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-23 05:29:12Z

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The right line should be:

<?php echo do_shortcode("[add_to_cart item=\"". the_ID() ."\" quantity=\"user:1\"]"); ?>

answered Apr 23, 2012 at 5:29

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user1227678 Over a year ago

Thank you! Can you help me with another issue? It seems like that worked but it is now showing the ID in the html webpage vs putting it in the id for the shortcode.

user1227678 Over a year ago

ahhh I want to return the id ..not echo it! Thank you for your help!

ariefbayu Over a year ago

to return the ID, use $post->ID inside the loop

Musa · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-07 23:08:45Z

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simpler correct answer:

<?php echo do_shortcode('[add_to_cart item="'. get_the_ID() .'" quantity="user:1"]');?>

edited Dec 7, 2012 at 23:08

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answered Dec 7, 2012 at 22:47

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