WordPress plugin 'get custom content'; missing default content option

[chas.]

This plugin does a nice job of inserting custom content based on URL variables. There is not a functional method of inserting default content when no such variable exists. This is on a self-hosted wordpress installation, version 4.1

[Alen]

I’m away from my computer and don’t have access to try this plugin out. But if you could explain what the issue is in greater detail, I can try helping out. Question too vague.

[chas.]

Sorry for the original brevity… in the plugin you set variables and values. For testing purposes, I’m using this page: http://marineagency.com/testing/

For the variable utm_source and matching value skin_inc, the result correctly displays a trackable phone number for this print advertising campaign.

If someone clicks on an ad with the embedded link http://marineagency.com/testing/?utm_source=skin_inc, the target page displays a phone number associated with this campaign. I’m trying to get a default number to display if no such variable is present in the URL (if they navigate directly to http://marineagency.com/testing/).

[Paulie_D]

@njveganicloud-com

You might want to update your profile to show a different user name as your email address is now out in the wild.

[Alen]

Hopefully following series of images is helpful

Create Variable ( example.com/?variable=value )

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Create Values and assign them to specified variable

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Now test to see if you’re getting the correct values (Using Widgets here)
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Here’s written directions. This might help as well if you’re planning on using shortcodes directly in your templates.

Hope that helps.

-Alen

[Alen]

@Paulie_D my post disappeared. Too many links in the post.

[chas.]

@Paulie_D thanks!

[chas.]

@Alen , will watch for your response to appear… thanks for trying.

[Senff]

@Alen’s post approved, see above.

[Alen]

I’m afraid to edit the messed up image tag up there and getting my post banned again. :)

[chas.]

@Alen, yes I’ve got those parts sorted already.

If navigating to ( example.com/?variable=value ) everything works as expected (the desired text is displayed).

However, navigating to ( example.com/ ) with no variable/value pair results in no text displayed. I need to devise a way to display a default text in case of no variable/value pair.

[Alen]

In your template do:

if ( !isset( $_GET['utm_source'] ) ) {
  echo 'Some Default Data';
}
else {
  echo do_shortcode('[bg_gcc variable="utm_source"]');
}

Tested and working.

[chas.]

Thanks – looks like that was the missing piece. Will test later.

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