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Hi @luhmanr,

have you seen my previous reply? That code allows you to run a shortcode using a dropdown list. The same could be applied to links/buttons.

This plugin does not allow running shortcodes using links.

I did see your previous reply but after spending several hours I could not get it to work.

In such cases, people usually share their results.

So the previous code you mentioned puts the shortcode information in the address bar.

<form action=”/page-2″ method=”get”>
<select name=”my_action”>
<option value=”action-1″>Action 1</option>
<option value=”action-2″>Action 1</option>
</select>
</form>
At page-2, or within your custom shortcode, added to page-2:
if ( isset( $_GET[‘my_action’] ) ) {
$action = sanitize_key( $_GET[‘my_action’] );
if ( ‘action-1’ === $action ) {
do_stuff();
}
}

https://wp.thename.com/page-2/?my_action=%255Bgallery+type%253D%2527smugmug%2527+view%253D%2527album%2527+album%253D%25277tPbqC%2527+nick_name%253D%2527thename%2527+sort_order%253D%2527Descending%2527+sort_method%253D%2527DateTaken%2527+count%253D%2527100%2527+more%253D%2527More%2527+layout%253D%2527mosaic%2527+album_sort_order%253D%2527Album+Settings%2527+columns%253D%25278%2527+title_position%253D%2527below%2527+popup%253D%2527hide%2527%255D

Now, create a custom shortcode to handle that URL. Put the following code to the end of the functions.php file of your active theme:

add_shortcode( 'handle_my_action', function( $atts = null, $content = null ) {
  if ( ! isset( $_GET['my_action'] ) ) {
    return;
  }

  $my_action = wp_kses_data( $_GET['my_action'] );

  // Now you can do whatever you want with the value
  // You can even call another shortcode
  return do_shortcode( '[someshortcode value="' . $my_action . '"]' );
} );

Then add the following shortcode to page-2: [handle_my_action].

Is this what you were looking for?

It seems that you have gotten me real close. The result viewed on the page-2 is:

[someshortcode value=”%5Bgallery type%3D%27smugmug%27 view%3D%27album%27 album%3D%277tPbqC%27 nick_name%3D%27myname%27 sort_order%3D%27Descending%27 sort_method%3D%27DateTaken%27 count%3D%27100%27 more%3D%27More%27 layout%3D%27mosaic%27 album_sort_order%3D%27Album Settings%27 columns%3D%278%27 title_position%3D%27below%27 popup%3D%27hide%27%5D”]

Rather than an executed

[gallery type='smugmug' view='album' album='7tPbqC' nick_name='myname' sort_order='Descending' sort_method='DateTaken' count='100' more='More' layout='mosaic' album_sort_order='Album Settings' columns='8' title_position='below' popup='hide']

This topic is related to PHP functionality, rather than Shortcodes Ultimate. You should post your question at StackOverflow or somewhere else.