How to add meta slider lite or other slider to main page header in pinboard theme

Question

Slider is created using Meta Slider Lite v2.2.1.

Meta Slider shows it usage as

Shortcode 

[metaslider id=449]

Template Include 

<?php echo do_shortcode("[metaslider id=449]"); ?>

Pinboard theme is used. Text module is added to its header element. Text element contains

[metaslider id=449]
<?php echo do_shortcode("[metaslider id=449]"); ?>

slider does not appear. View source shows that

[metaslider id=449]
<?php echo do_shortcode("[metaslider id=449]"); ?>

are rendered literally.

How to show slider in header ?

Answer 1

I suspect Meta Slider Lite v2.2.1 is a plugin and that the instructions are telling you to either use a shortcode in the WordPress editor or the PHP code in a template file. They are not likely to be telling you to use both at the same time.

I don't know what a text module is, but I suspect it is a modified text widget. By default, text widgets do not expand shortcodes or a run PHP code.

Check the Pinboard documentation (or with their support) to find a module that will expand shortcode or run PHP code.

Answer 2

To include it in your theme eg: header.php you use the php echo one. To include it on a page you use the part in the square brackets, including brackets and paste it into the WYSIWYG editor

Answer 3

Firstly, don't do_shortcode as its not the most efficient method.

Use the sliders function in the header.php file with a conditional tag like this example where you'll need to swap out the slider function with the one that works with your plugin:

<?php if ( is_front_page() && function_exists( "easingsliderlite" ) ) { easingsliderlite(); } ?>

You can move the above code around in the header file to change the position of the slider on the front end.