Add Slider Plugin to Homepage

[MACROCCS]

Hi!

I am assisting a client with adding a slider plugin to his WordPress site. To add the slider, I need to add a shortcode to the homepage where the slider is to be displayed, but there is no "home" in his Pages list. I believe the dynamic homepage is controlled by the theme, Genesis - Author Pro.
Can you tell me where to go to insert the shortcode?

Thank you!
CV

http://libertyparkpress.com/

[Brad Dalton]

You can hook in the shortcode using echo do_shortcode or better still, the sliders function call using add_action and a conditional tag.

Here's some code examples you can modify for use with your sliders function call or shortcode.

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes & WooCommerce.

[MACROCCS]

Thanks so much for the fast response! This has been really helpful!
I am still struggling with where exactly to put the code. Maybe you can help me? I am in public_html/wp-content/themes/author-pro/front-page.php trying to insert the following code:
<?php echo do_shortcode('[name_of_shortcode]'); ?>

I've also tried just
echo do_shortcode('[name_of_shortcode]');
inside the existing PHP.

[Brad Dalton]

What slider are you using?

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes & WooCommerce.

[MACROCCS]

WP Responsive Recent Post Slider
The shortcode is [recent_post_slider] so I was actually using
echo do_shortcode('[recent_post_slider]');
when I tried it on the site.

[Brad Dalton]

You can add the shortcode to a text widget in the front page 1 widget area and enable shortcodes in widgets

add_filter( 'widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

or

Use code in your functions.php file to hook it in after the header.

add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'display_slider_header_home' );
function display_slider_header_home() {
if ( is_front_page() ) { 
echo do_shortcode('[recent_post_slider]');
    }
}

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes & WooCommerce.

[MACROCCS]

That worked! I didn't realize the text widget worked for short codes.

Thanks so much for all your help!

[Author]

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