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WordPress How to Build a WordPress Plugin Building WordPress Widgets, and Shortcodes How to Create a WordPress Shortcode

Posted by Mark MacDermot
Mark MacDermot
4,488 Points

Im stuck on challenge task 2 for How to create a Short Code for Word Press.

The first argument to shortcode_atts should be an array with num_courses set to the default value. I keep getting this! Can you point out what im doing wrong on this? I have been stuck on this the past hour.

plugin.php 
<?php
function my_plugin_shortcode( $atts, $content = null ) {

  global $post;

  extract( shortcode_atts( array(
    'num_badges' => '8',
    'tooltip' => 'on'
   ), $atts ) );

  if( $tooltip == 'on' ) $tooltip = 1;
  if( $tooltip == 'off' ) $tooltip = 0;

  $display_tooltip = $tooltip;
}
?>

1 Answer

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Mark,

You may kick yourself for this one, just take a look at the name of your first att in your array?

num_badges

It is asking for it to be num_courses :)

Craig

Mark MacDermot
Mark MacDermot
4,488 Points

Just fixed it! Thanks for your help!