Audio in a GD html field.

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  • April 12, 2018 at 4:13 pm #426279

    jotomas
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    Hi,

    I am using GD with Supreme Directory theme.

    How could I insert a playable audio file in a GD html field?

    The audio player looks fine in the Back End (see attached screenshot Audio Back End), but it does not show in the Front End (see attached screenshot Audio Front End) and instead it only shows html.

    I look forward to your reply.

    Thank you very much for your attention.

    Best regards.

    April 12, 2018 at 9:50 pm #426325

    Alex Rollin
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    Hello!

    That requires a customization described here: https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/file-upload-custom-field-shortcode/

    Let us know how it goes

    April 13, 2018 at 6:23 am #426381

    jotomas
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    Hi Alex,

    Thank you for your response.

    I will not try this. I do not know about programming and I am affraid I could break something.

    What I can not understand is why the back end shows the audio player while the front end does not.

    Thanks anyway.

    Best regards.

    April 13, 2018 at 1:05 pm #426434

    Alex Rollin
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    If you want to enable shortcodes for a custom field you will need to customize the snippet here:

    https://wpgeodirectory.com/support/topic/shortcodes-in-listing-tabs/#post-290527

    Shortcodes are only ever enabled by default on the description field, which is the post content field.

    They work on the backend because the editor is rendering them, not the front end html.

    May 6, 2018 at 5:52 am #429260

    jotomas
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    Hi Alex,

    Great! I managed to make it work! At the end, it was not so complicated! 🙂

    Thank you very much for your attention.

    Best regards.

    May 6, 2018 at 7:28 am #429264

    jotomas
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    Hi again,

    But I have a question: why shortcodes are not enabled by default in GD customs fields? For security reasons? For efficiency reasons? For other reasons?

    I look forward to your reply.

    Thank you very much once again for your attention.

    Best regards.

    May 6, 2018 at 4:59 pm #429305

    Alex Rollin
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    That is the default for WordPress. WordPress is easy to use because there are many assumptions about how it functions, and so plugins do not change those assumptions, as a general rule, leaving that to the site managers to install plugins or modifications to meet their own needs.

    May 6, 2018 at 5:11 pm #429307

    jotomas
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    Hi Alex,

    Ah! Ok. I understand.

    Thank you very much.

    Best regards.

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