Shortcode Not Working – Password Protected Site

Hi,

Where are you entering the shortcode. Im not sure if what you describe would be causing the issue you mention.

Thanks,
Evan

The shortcode is pasted into a widget. I have logged into another site using this plugin and this is how it is set up. So I did the same thing but the raw shortcode is showing up upon rendering. Any ideas?

Hi Mealto,

By default WordPress doesn’t support the use of shortcodes in widgets. If you paste a shortcode into a text widget, on a fresh WordPress install, all you will see is the raw shortcode display on the front end.

You’ll need to specify that you’d like text widgets to parse shortcodes by using the following code in the functions.php file of your active theme :

add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

But, as a much easier alternative, we provide a widget for use in sidebars and widgetized areas so you don’t need to go through these steps to use the shortcode.

When on the widgets screen in your sites dashboard you can find our widget title ‘MailChimp Signup Form’ with a YIKES Inc. logo to the left of the title. See the following screenshot as a reference : https://i.cloudup.com/rvsC8vKkst.png

Let us know if that helps resolve the issue.

Thanks,
Evan

I see. Let me try the shortcode function. I tried using the Yikes widget and it asked to register a form. The person I am helping set up the site for is using a general form with 4 other list options to subscribe to. For some reason, I am not even sure how to import the correct form in question so the Yikes widget can recently froze it as a default list. Is there a quick tutorial you can share?

No, we don’t have any tutorials set up. You can import your form on the ‘Manage List Forms’ page. Once you have it imported, you can easily display it using the provided widget.

We are working on putting together a wiki on github, https://github.com/yikesinc/yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender/wiki , but at the moment it is not complete.

Thanks,
Evan

Thanks for the heads up. It’s odd. When I am on the Manage List Forms page, I see a drop down Menu for the “other” lists but not the Main list that is shown below. If the main list is not within the drop down beside “Create a Form For This List”, how do I crate the form for the Yikes widget to recognize?

Please take a look at the link I’ve posted above. There is a tutorial on creating a list so you can import it onto your site.

Thanks,
Evan

Ok issue has been resolved. For whatever reason, maybe after an update to the plugin or WP core,
The main list was there in the drop down inside the widget… except it displayed as a blank item. Deleted the form and re-created it and it showed up again.

It’s all good now.