Below, you’ll find a detailed guide on how to add the Serious Slider Shortcode to your WordPress website, including its parameters, examples, and PHP function code. Additionally, we’ll assist you with common issues that might cause the Serious Slider Plugin shortcode not to show or not to work correctly.
Before starting, here is an overview of the Serious Slider Plugin and the shortcodes it provides:
Serious Slider is a highly versatile WordPress plugin. It effortlessly allows you to create stunning, responsive image and content sliders to enhance your site's visual appeal.
- [cryout-serious-slider]
Serious Slider [cryout-serious-slider] Shortcode
The Cryout Serious Slider shortcode is used to render a customizable slideshow on your WordPress website. It pulls images, captions, and links from a specified slider ID, then displays them in a sequence. The shortcode allows for various customization options like sorting order, hiding captions, and adjusting responsiveness. It also includes styling options for different themes.
Shortcode: [cryout-serious-slider]
Parameters
Here is a list of all possible cryout-serious-slider shortcode parameters and attributes:
id
– Specifies the unique ID of the slider.count
– Determines the number of slides to display.hidetitle
– If set, hides the title of the slide.hidecaption
– If set, hides the caption of the slide.orderby
– Sets the order of the slides based on different parameters.
Examples and Usage
Basic example – Displaying a slider using its ID
[cryout_serious_slider id=1 /]
Advanced examples
Displaying a slider with a specified count of slides, hiding the title, and setting the sorting order to random.
[cryout_serious_slider id=1 count=5 hidetitle=true sort='rand' /]
Displaying a slider with a specified count of slides, hiding the caption, and setting the sorting order by publish date.
[cryout_serious_slider id=1 count=5 hidecaption=true sort='date' /]
Displaying a slider with a specified count of slides, hiding the title, and setting the sorting order by menu order.
[cryout_serious_slider id=1 count=5 hidetitle=true sort='order' /]
PHP Function Code
In case you have difficulties debugging what causing issues with [cryout-serious-slider]
shortcode, check below the related PHP functions code.
Shortcode line:
add_shortcode( $this->shortcode_tag, array( $this, 'shortcode_render' ) );
Shortcode PHP function:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 | function shortcode_render( $attr ) { global $cryout_serious_slider ; // exit silently if slider is is not defined if ( empty ( $attr [ 'id' ])) { return ; } $options = apply_filters( 'cryout_serious_slider_shortcode_attributes' , $this ->shortcode_options( $attr [ 'id' ] ), $attr , $attr [ 'id' ]); extract( $options ); if (! empty ( $attr [ 'count' ])) $count = esc_attr( $attr [ 'count' ]); else $count = -1; $hidetitle = ( ! empty ( $hidetitles ) || ! empty ( $attr [ 'hidetitle' ]) ); $hidecaption = ! empty ( $attr [ 'hidecaption' ]); switch ( $sort ) { case 'order' : // sort by order param $orderby = 'menu_order' ; $order = 'ASC' ; break ; case 'rand' : // sort by order param $orderby = 'rand' ; $order = 'ASC' ; break ; default : // sort by publish date (default) $orderby = 'date' ; $order = 'DESC' ; break ; } // switch // allow order override via shortcode if (! empty ( $attr [ 'orderby' ])) $orderby = esc_attr( $attr [ 'orderby' ]); $slider_classes = array (); $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-overlay' . $overlay ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-' . $theme ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-shadow-' . $shadow ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-responsive-' . $responsiveness ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-hidetitles-' . $hidetitles ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-' . $animation ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-sizing' . $sizing ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-align' . $align ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-caption-animation-' . $captionanimation ; $slider_classes [] = 'seriousslider-textstyle-' . $textstyle ; $slider_classes = implode( ' ' , $slider_classes ); $cid = abs ( $attr [ 'id' ]). '-rnd' .rand(1000,9999); $the_query = new WP_Query( array ( 'post_type' => array ( $cryout_serious_slider ->posttype ), 'order' => $order , 'orderby' => $orderby , 'showposts' => $count , 'tax_query' => array ( array ( 'taxonomy' => $cryout_serious_slider ->taxonomy, 'field' => 'id' , 'terms' => array ( $cid ), ), ), ) ); $counter = 0; $this ->id = $attr [ 'id' ]; $this ->cid = $cid ; ob_start(); ?> .serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?> { max-width: <?php echo intval ( $width ); ?>px; } .serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>.seriousslider-sizing1, .serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>.seriousslider-sizing1 img { max-height: <?php echo intval ( $height ); ?>px; } .serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>.seriousslider-sizing2, .serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>.seriousslider-sizing2 img.item-image { height: <?php echo intval ( $height ); ?>px; } .serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?> .seriousslider-caption-inside { max-width: <?php echo intval ( $caption_width ) ?>px; font-size: <?php echo round ( $textsize ,2) ?>em; } .serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?> .seriousslider-inner > .item { -webkit-transition-duration: <?php echo round ( $transition /1000,2) ?>s; -o-transition-duration: <?php echo round ( $transition /1000,2) ?>s; transition-duration: <?php echo round ( $transition /1000,2) ?>s; } .seriousslider-textstyle-bgcolor .seriousslider-caption-title span { background-color: rgba( <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->hex2rgb( $accent ); ?>, 0.6); } /* Indicators */ .seriousslider-dark .seriousslider-indicators li.active, .seriousslider-square .seriousslider-indicators li.active, .seriousslider-tall .seriousslider-indicators li.active, .seriousslider-captionleft .seriousslider-indicators li.active, .seriousslider-captionbottom .seriousslider-indicators li.active { background-color: rgba( <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->hex2rgb( $accent ); ?>, 0.8); } /* Arrows */ .seriousslider-dark .seriousslider-control:hover .control-arrow, .seriousslider-square .seriousslider-control:hover .control-arrow, .seriousslider-tall .seriousslider-control .control-arrow { background-color: rgba( <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->hex2rgb( $accent ); ?>, 0.8); } .seriousslider-tall .seriousslider-control:hover .control-arrow { color: rgba( <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->hex2rgb( $accent ); ?>, 1); background-color: #FFF; } .seriousslider-captionbottom .seriousslider-control .control-arrow, .seriousslider-captionleft .seriousslider-control .control-arrow { color: rgba( <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->hex2rgb( $accent ); ?>, .8); } .seriousslider-captionleft .seriousslider-control:hover .control-arrow { color: rgba( <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->hex2rgb( $accent ); ?>, 1); } /* Buttons */ <?php switch ( $theme ) { case 'light' : ?> /* Light */ .seriousslider-light .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:nth-child(2n+1), .seriousslider-light .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover:nth-child(2n) { color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } .seriousslider-light .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover:nth-child(2n+1) { background-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; border-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } <?php break ; case 'dark' : ?> /* Dark */ .seriousslider-dark .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:nth-child(2n) { color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } .seriousslider-dark .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover:nth-child(2n+1) { border-color: #FFF; } .seriousslider-dark .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover:nth-child(2n) { border-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } .seriousslider-dark .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:nth-child(2n+1) { background-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; border-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } <?php break ; case 'square' : ?> /* Square */ .seriousslider-square .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:nth-child(2n+1) { background-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } .seriousslider-square .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:nth-child(2n) { background: #fff; color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } .seriousslider-square .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover:nth-child(2n+1) { color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; background: #FFF; } .seriousslider-square .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover:nth-child(2n) { color: #fff; background-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } <?php break ; case 'tall' : ?> /* Tall */ .seriousslider-tall .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:nth-child(2n+1) { background-color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } .seriousslider-tall .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:nth-child(2n) { background: #FFF; color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } .seriousslider-tall .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover { opacity: 0.8; } <?php break ; case 'captionleft' : ?> /* Left caption */ .seriousslider-captionleft .seriousslider-caption-buttons a:hover { color: <?php echo $this ->sanitizer->color_clean( $accent ); ?>; } <?php break ; default : break ; } // switch($theme) $this ->custom_style[] = ob_get_clean(); add_action( 'wp_footer' , array ( $this , 'shortcode_style' ) ); ob_start() ?> var interval = <?php echo $delay ?>/200; jQuery(document).ready( function (){ jQuery( '#serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>' ).carousel({ interval: <?php if ( $autoplay ) echo $delay ; else echo 'false' ; ?>, pause: '<?php echo $hover ?>' , stransition: <?php echo $transition ?> }); }); <?php $this ->custom_script[] = ob_get_clean(); add_action( 'wp_footer' , array ( $this , 'shortcode_script' ) ); if ( $the_query ->have_posts() ): ob_start(); ?> <div id= "serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>" class = "cryout-serious-slider seriousslider serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?> cryout-serious-slider-<?php echo $attr['id'] ?> <?php echo $slider_classes ?>" data-ride= "seriousslider" > <div class = "seriousslider-inner" role= "listbox" > <?php while ( $the_query ->have_posts()): $the_query ->the_post(); $counter ++; // retrieve parameters $slide_meta = get_post_meta( get_the_ID() ); if ( ! empty ( $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_link' ][0]) ) $meta_link = ' href="' . esc_url( $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_link' ][0]) . '"' ; else $meta_link = '' ; if ( ! empty ( $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_target' ][0]) && $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_target' ][0] ) $meta_target = 'target="_blank"' ; else $meta_target = '' ; for ( $i =1; $i <= $this ->butts; $i ++ ) { if ( ! empty ( $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_button' . $i ][0]) ) ${ 'meta_button' . $i } = $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_button' . $i ][0]; else ${ 'meta_button' . $i } = FALSE; if ( ! empty ( $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_button' . $i . '_url' ][0]) ) ${ 'meta_button' . $i . '_url' } = $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_button' . $i . '_url' ][0]; else ${ 'meta_button' . $i . '_url' } = '' ; if ( ! empty ( $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_button' . $i . '_target' ][0]) && $slide_meta [ 'cryout_serious_slider_button' . $i . '_target' ][0] ) ${ 'meta_button' . $i . '_target' } = 'target="_blank"' ; else ${ 'meta_button' . $i . '_target' } = '' ; } $image_data = wp_get_attachment_image_src (get_post_thumbnail_ID( get_the_ID() ), 'full' ); if ( ! empty ( $sizing ) && $sizing ) $sizes = 'width="' . $width . '" height="' . $height . '"' ; else $sizes = '' ; $slide_title = get_the_title(); $slide_text = get_the_content(); ?> <div class = "item slide-<?php echo $counter ?> <?php if ($counter==1) echo 'active' ?>" role= "option" > <?php if (! empty ( $image_data [0])): ?> <a <?php echo $meta_link ; ?> <?php echo $meta_target ; ?>> <img class = "item-image" src= "<?php echo $image_data[0] ?>" alt= "<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>" <?php echo $sizes ?>> </a> <?php endif ; ?> <?php if (( ! empty ( $slide_title ) || ! empty ( $slide_text ) ) && ! $hidecaption ): ?> <div class = "seriousslider-caption" > <div class = "seriousslider-caption-inside" > <?php if (! empty ( $slide_title ) && ! $hidetitle ) { ?><div class = "seriousslider-caption-title" ><span><?php the_title(); ?></span></div><?php } ?> <?php if (! empty ( $slide_text )) { ?><div class = "seriousslider-caption-text" ><?php the_content() ?></div><?php } ?> <div class = "seriousslider-caption-buttons" > <?php for ( $i =1; $i <= $this ->butts; $i ++ ) { ?> <?php if ( ! empty (${ 'meta_button' . $i }) ) { ?> <a class = "seriousslider-button" href= "<?php echo esc_url( ${'meta_button'.$i.'_url'}) ?>" <?php echo ${ 'meta_button' . $i . '_target' } ?>><?php echo esc_attr( ${ 'meta_button' . $i } ) ?></a> <?php } ?> <?php } ?> </div> </div><!--seriousslider-caption-inside--> </div><!--seriousslider-caption--> <?php endif ; ?> <div class = "seriousslider-hloader" ></div> <figure class = "seriousslider-cloader" > <svg width= "200" height= "200" > <circle cx= "95" cy= "95" r= "20" transform= "rotate(-90, 95, 95)" /> </svg> </figure> </div> <?php endwhile ; ?> </div> <div class = "seriousslider-indicators" > <ol class = "seriousslider-indicators-inside" > <?php for ( $i =0; $i < $counter ; $i ++) { ?> <li data-target= "#serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>" data-slide-to= "<?php echo $i?>" <?php if ( $i ==0) echo 'class="active"' ?>></li> <?php } ?> </ol> </div> <button class = "left seriousslider-control" data-target= "#serious-slider-<?php echo $cid ?>" role= "button" data-slide= "prev" > <span class = "sicon-prev control-arrow" aria-hidden= "true" ></span> <span class = "sr-only" ><?php _e( 'Previous Slide' , 'cryout-serious-slider' ) ?></span> </button> <button class = "right seriousslider-control" data-target= "#serious-slider-<?php echo $cid; ?>" role= "button" data-slide= "next" > <span class = "sicon-next control-arrow" aria-hidden= "true" ></span> <span class = "sr-only" ><?php _e( 'Next Slide' , 'cryout-serious-slider' ) ?></span> </button> </div> <?php wp_reset_query(); /* clean up the query */ return ob_get_clean(); endif ; ?> <!-- end cryout serious slider --> <?php } |
Code file location:
cryout-serious-slider/cryout-serious-slider/inc/shortcodes.php
Conclusion
Now that you’ve learned how to embed the Serious Slider Plugin shortcode, understood the parameters, and seen code examples, it’s easy to use and debug any issue that might cause it to ‘not work’. If you still have difficulties with it, don’t hesitate to leave a comment below.
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