Adding Slideshow To Lifestyle Home Page php

[TonySan1]

Hi all, I hope you all are doing well. My name is Tony and I am new to the forum. I am having big fun making small changes to my new Lifestyle theme. I really no nothing about coding so I am somehow stumbling through it all. I was hoping to get a little help here if possible. I would like to know if some one could instruct me or direct me to the needed information regarding how to add my slideshow .php or shortcode to my Lifestyle Theme  home page only. I have a slideshow plugin that has generated the .php code and shortcode for the slideshow all I need now is to know where to insert the code to put the slideshow on top of my home page beneeth the header and above the first post excerpt. Any help would be graetly appreciated. 🙂

Thank You,

TonySan1

[Jen Baumann]

If you edit your home.php file, which is located in the lifestyle child theme folder, the slideshow will display on the homepage only.

Since you have a shortcode and you haven't provided the code you need to add, I'd recommend trying this (Codex):

echo do_shortcode( '[whatever_shortcode]' );

You'll see the function in the home.php file similar to this:

function lifestyle_home_loop_helper() {
	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-left' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-right' ) ) {
		dynamic_sidebar( 'home' );
		if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-left' ) ) {
			echo '<div id="homepage-left">';
			dynamic_sidebar( 'home-left' );
			echo '</div><!-- end #homepage-left -->';
		}
		if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-right' ) ) {
			echo '<div id="homepage-right">';
			dynamic_sidebar( 'home-right' );
			echo '</div><!-- end #homepage-right -->';
		}		
	}
	else {
                echo do_shortcode( '[whatever_shortcode]' );
		genesis_standard_loop();
	}	
}

If you have questions in the future, it's always easier for the community to help if you provide a url.

[TonySan1]

Thank you Jennifer for your help. I added the code provided and I then recieved an error  message. "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_LNUMBER in /home/moneybiz/public_html/wp-content/themes/lifestyle/home.php on line 28"

This is the code I inserted. is this correct, or did I miss something? "echo do_shortcode( '[slideshow_deploy id='246]' );"

Since that is where I inserted the code I am assuming that it won't work and I need to find another solution.

By the way you can view my site at. http://internetbusinessmastery.info

[Jen Baumann]

Try this. Looks like you had an extra '

echo do_shortcode( '[slideshow_deploy id=246]' );

[TonySan1]

Inserted the new code I don't get an error message now  but I get this text "!slideshow_deploy!" on the home page where the slideshow should go.

[TonySan1]

Maybe this will help you help me. 🙂 Here is both the shortcode and php code for my slideshow.

Shortcode Below

[slideshow_deploy id='246']

php below
<?php do_action('slideshow_deploy', '246'); ?>

[Jen Baumann]

Just replace the do_shortcode with your do_action code. It doesn't appear from that you need to echo it.

do_action('slideshow_deploy', '246');

[TonySan1]

Hi Jen, Thank you so much for hanging in there with me. I am very grateful. That last instruction you gave me did put the slideshow on my home page only as I wanted. I only have one last request can you please tell me how to put a break or space between my slideshow and the top post title?

Again Thank You. 🙂

Tony

[Jen Baumann]

You can add this to style.css

.slideshow_container {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

[TonySan1]

Thank you for the reply. Is there any specific place I should add this code in the style.css?

[Jen Baumann]

I would just add it at the bottom to make life easy 🙂

[TonySan1]

Hi Jen, I did as you instructed and there was no change to the slideshow or space added. I really hope that I am not being a bug. If I am I apologize for it.

[Jen Baumann]

Make sure you clear your total cache. I do see a change. If you want to make it more drastic, increase 10px to something higher. 20px maybe?

[TonySan1]

I do see the change now and it is just what I wanted to do. I can't than you enough for all of your help. You have made my day! 🙂

 

Warm regards

Tony

[Jen Baumann]

You're very welcome!

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