Set up a shortcode with a dynamic variable in category.php

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  auroraeyewear · Member · Dec 16, 2016 at 4:26 pm

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  Hi,

  I am trying to create a new category template that will show the post by using a third-party post plugin (WP News and scrolling widget pro).

  I almost get it to work by inserting ‘<?php echo do_shortcode( ‘[sp_news design=”design-19″ limit=”16″ grid=”4″ pagination=”true” category=”category-id show_full_content=”false” show_date=”false” show_content=”true” show_category_name=”true” content_words_limit=”30″ show_read_more=”true” content_tail=”…” order=”DESC” orderby=”post_date” link_target=”blank” image_height=”250″]’ );?>’

  However, I want category to show the ID of the currently open category. Can someone please explain how to do this?

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  auroraeyewear · Member · Dec 16, 2016 at 4:31 pm

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  To be clear: category is equal to nothing at the current moment (category= ), thus showing every element within the plugin.

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  melindahelt · Staff · Dec 17, 2016 at 5:10 pm

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  It sounds like you are working with a self-hosted WordPress site as it’s not possible to edit the template files on WordPress.com

  Check out the self-hosted WordPress (also known as WordPress.org) support forum at https://wordpress.org/support/ and you should find some help and resources there.

  To learn more about the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org (self-hosted), take a look at http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/