Shortcode displaying shortcode and not content - wordpress

Question

Im using "insert pages" plugin for wordpress that allows me to insert pages and posts into other pages and posts from the backend. My problem being that when i i use "insert pages" plugin in my news section and then visit the site it shows the shortcode instead of the content. This seems to be a problem only when making a "post". If i use the plugin to display a page within another page it works fine (shows the content not the shortcode).
Any idea what could be the cause of this problem?
Cheers,
Emil
Update
// Shortcode hook: Replace the [insert ...] shortcode with the inserted page's content
function insertPages_handleShortcode_insert( $atts, $content = null ) {
global $wp_query, $post, $wp_current_filter;
extract( shortcode_atts( array(
'page' => '0',
'display' => 'all',
), $atts ) );
// Validation checks.
if ( $page === '0' ) {
return $content;
}
// Trying to embed same page in itself.
if ( $page == $post->ID || $page == $post->post_name ) {
return $content;
}
// Don't allow inserted pages to be added to the_content more than once (prevent infinite loops).
$done = false;
foreach ( $wp_current_filter as $filter ) {
if ( 'the_content' == $filter ) {
if ( $done ) {
return $content;
} else {
$done = true;
}
}
}
// Get page object from slug or id
$temp_query = clone $wp_query; // we're starting a new loop within the main loop, so save the main query
$temp_post = $wp_query->get_queried_object(); // see: http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop#Multiple_Loops_Example_2
// Convert slugs to page IDs to standardize query_posts() lookup below.
if ( ! is_numeric( $page ) ) {
$page_object = get_page_by_path( $page, OBJECT, get_post_types() );
$page = $page_object ? $page_object->ID : $page;
}
if ( is_numeric( $page ) ) {
$args = array(
'p' => intval( $page ),
'post_type' => get_post_types(),
);
} else {
$args = array(
'name' => esc_attr( $page ),
'post_type' => get_post_types(),
);
}
query_posts( $args );
// Start our new Loop
while ( have_posts() ) {
ob_start(); // Start output buffering so we can save the output to string
// Show either the title, link, content, everything, or everything via a custom template
// Note: if the sharing_display filter exists, it means Jetpack is installed and Sharing is enabled;
// This plugin conflicts with Sharing, because Sharing assumes the_content and the_excerpt filters
// are only getting called once. The fix here is to disable processing of filters on the_content in
// the inserted page. #see https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_content#Alternative_Usage
switch ( $display ) {
case "title":
the_post(); ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php break;
case "link":
the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php break;
case "excerpt":
the_post(); ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo get_the_excerpt(); else the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php break;
case "excerpt-only":
the_post(); ?>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo get_the_excerpt(); else the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php break;
case "content":
the_post(); ?>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo get_the_content(); else the_content(); ?>
<?php break;
case "all":
the_post(); ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo get_the_content(); else the_content(); ?>
<?php the_meta(); ?>
<?php break;
default: // display is either invalid, or contains a template file to use
$template = locate_template( $display );
if ( strlen( $template ) > 0 ) {
include $template; // execute the template code
} else { // Couldn't find template, so fall back to printing a link to the page.
the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?><?php
}
break;
}
$content = ob_get_contents(); // Save off output buffer
ob_end_clean(); // End output buffering
}
wp_reset_postdata();
$wp_query = clone $temp_query; // Restore main Loop's wp_query
$post = $temp_post;
$content = "<div data-post-id='$page' id='insertPages_Content'>$content</div>";
return $content;
//return do_shortcode($content); // careful: watch for infinite loops with nested inserts
}

Answer 1

This is could be work for you.
while ( have_posts() ) {
ob_start(); // Start output buffering so we can save the output to string
// Show either the title, link, content, everything, or everything via a custom template
// Note: if the sharing_display filter exists, it means Jetpack is installed and Sharing is enabled;
// This plugin conflicts with Sharing, because Sharing assumes the_content and the_excerpt filters
// are only getting called once. The fix here is to disable processing of filters on the_content in
// the inserted page. #see https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/the_content#Alternative_Usage
switch ( $display ) {
case "title":
the_post(); ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php break;
case "link":
the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php break;
case "excerpt":
the_post(); ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo get_the_excerpt(); else the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php break;
case "excerpt-only":
the_post(); ?>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo get_the_excerpt(); else the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php break;
case "content":
the_post(); ?>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo do_shortcode( get_the_content() ); else the_content(); ?>
<?php break;
case "all":
the_post(); ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php if ( has_filter( 'the_content', 'sharing_display' ) ) echo do_shortcode( get_the_content() ); else the_content(); ?>
<?php the_meta(); ?>
<?php break;
default: // display is either invalid, or contains a template file to use
$template = locate_template( $display );
if ( strlen( $template ) > 0 ) {
include $template; // execute the template code
} else { // Couldn't find template, so fall back to printing a link to the page.
the_post(); ?>
<?php the_title(); ?><?php
}
break;
}