I have a template file where I am using do_shortcode() to execute a short code. In the template file I have: <html> ... <?php do_shortcode( '[my_shortcode]' ); ?> ... </html> I have used the following code in my functions: function my_function() { if ( has_shortcode( $post->post_content, 'my_shortcode' ) ) { //do stuff here (i.e. load stylesheet for shortcode content) } } If I am not mistaken, $post->post_content (or the get_the_content() function) return only the post/page content, not the template. How do I get the entire content into has_shortcode?
Jese Leos
August 10, 2024
Verified user
Thanks to comments from @mmm, I figured out (or found) the answer to my question. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/enqueue-scripts-and-styles-via-shortcode/ Basically, you can call wp_enqueue_style or wp_enqueue_script within the callback for the shortcode itself. <?php add_shortcode( 'shortcode' , 'shortcode_callback' ); function shortcode_callback() { wp_enqueue_style( 'style-slug' , 'path-to-stylesheet.css' ); $output = ...html here... return $output; } So whether your shortcode is called within a post/page or by using do_shortcode() in a template file, any stylesheet or script file your shortcode needs will be enqueued, but only if the shortcode is used.