Custom related posts via shortcode

[Mark1501Participant]

Hey guys, I purchased the related posts pro plugin. I did read the documentation. Still I failed to find the way how to do this

For each of my posts I’d like to include only custom posts of mine (for which I have URL’s) and do so with a SHORTCODE. For each post of mine I already have related articles with URL’s that now I’d like to include into Relared Posts Pro.

If that is not possible, than at the very least I’d like to be able to define on a post level to include related posts with a specific tag.

How can I do that?

Thanks Mark

[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

Hi Mark,

To specify custom content for each post, please use the post metabox: http://wp-dreams.com/demo/related-posts-pro/docs/#genearal_behaviour_override_global

There you can define which posts do you want to display on that certain post. The shortcode unfortunately does not take any arguments to override which posts it should display.

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
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[Mark1501Participant]

Hey Ernest, thank you. I’m going to try do that. How about this: can I specify custom content for each post by simply naming the tags. That would be ideal scenario for me as I already have each and every post equipped with tags? See picture. Cheers, Mark

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[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

Hi!

That is not possible, but you can try the matching tags option here: https://i.imgur.com/Mk0T2He.png
It will basically tell the plugin to prefer posts from the same tags first.

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
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[Mark1501Participant]

Hi Ernest. Thank you. I did all of the suggested.

– I followed your documentation and your suggestions above.
– For approx half of the post I have specified custom content for each post, using the post metabox: http://wp-dreams.com/demo/related-posts-pro/docs/#genearal_behaviour_override_global. Here’s one example: https://www.feelgoodrituals.com/what-do-you-want-from-your-relationship/
– For the rest of the blog posts I have followed your second suggestion. Using the setting https://i.imgur.com/Mk0T2He.png (as recommended
by yourself), I told the plugin to prefer posts from the same tags first. Example would be: https://www.feelgoodrituals.com/unconscious-mind-
affecting-your-marriage/ which doesn’t have any custom blog-post-level settings and simply draws from global settings.

Here’s my problem.

1) The plugin won’t show any related posts under the blog posts whatsoever.
2) The only way it will show something is when I turn on the feature “Show on single content pages?” to YES. But, in that case, I get thumbnaisl, filled with the text of the blog post. That’s strange.

I guess some settings are wrong but I am circling around to find what.
I’m attaching the current settings. If needed I can also supply credentials to access the backend within my wordpress.

Currently, Show the plugin under content is temporarily OFF, as it doesn’t work anyway.

Thanks, Marko

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[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

Hi,

The Show on single content pages? should be enabled as well, otherwise it won’t show up on the blog post pages. Single content page means, when a post type page is displayed, in this case the post itself.

If there is a visual problem with the output then, make sure to clear the site cache, as well as the browser cache. If possible, I would like to take a look at that directly, to see if it’s a stylesheet issue or something else entirely. Thank you!

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
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[Mark1501Participant]

Thank you Ernest. Would you want to have a look if I give you the temporary credentials?

Should I put it right in-here and mark set this conversation as “private”?

Cheers, Marko

[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

Hi Marko,

Yes, you can do that, or you can also edit your initial post and place it there. Whichever you prefer.

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
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[Mark1501Participant]

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[Mark1501Participant]

Just so you know, the “Show the plugin under content” is temporarily still oFF. Cheers, Marko

[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

Thank you, I have found the issue. Under the Content Options panel, the post content was chosen as the title field, thus the long texts. I have switched it back to ‘Post title’, now the layout should be okay: https://i.imgur.com/Mt4Smwz.png

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
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[Mark1501Participant]

Thank you Ernest. It looks like things are working now. I see it would be better to set the maximum related posts from 6 to 8. It will look better. Thanks for your support. Cheers, Mark

[Mark1501Participant]

By the way Ernest, last thing. Now, that I have the Related Posts PRO working (thank you again for your support), Do you know how can I remove
the wordpress native buttons for related (next) posts? See picture attached. Thnx, Mark

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[Ernest MarcinkoKeymaster]

You are welcome 🙂

Those are either hard-coded into the theme single.php (or corresponing) file, or with a custom function appended after the content. More likely hard-coded. I suggest asking the theme author, he will know for sure.

Best,
Ernest Marcinko
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[Mark1501Participant]

Thank you! Have a great week! Cheers, Mark

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