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wpForo 1.x.x [Solved] Shortcode not working for inserting a topic

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(@michelacosta)
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Hi there,

I'm trying to insert at the end of this page one of my topics (id = 17378)

I'm using this shortcode:

[ wpforo item="topic" id="17378" ]

But what appears on the page is the main page of my forums.

If I try for example this shortcode...

[ wpforo item="topic" id="1" ]

...it works correctly and it inserts the firs of my topics.

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(@michelacosta)
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This is the topic that should appear:

https://michelacosta.com/messi-vs-cristiano/foro/general/balon-de-oro-2021/#post-17378

I guess the id is what we see at the end of the querystring

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Chris
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@michelacosta,

Try [ wpforo item="topic" slug="balon-de-oro-2021" ]

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@chris worked like a charm, thanks!

Chris
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@michelacosta,

I guess you used the post ID not the topic ID in the shortcode, that was the problem why the shortcode didn't work.

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@chris probably! I took the id from the url and it must be the post id. Where can i see the topic id?

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@michelacosta

For topics better to use slug, not ID, to get reed of unexpected issues 

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Posted by: @chris

For topics better to use slug, not ID, to get reed of unexpected issues 

Hmm...I've always used IDs and hadn't have any issues either.

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Chris
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@hertman,

Unexpected issue is that users use wrong ID's` post, forum, category IDs in the shortcode for topics.

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@chris i was looking for something like a topic id, everywhere, and couldn't find it. I only see that post id in the url.

Can you tell me where to find that topic id? Would be helpful for the future.

I guess there must be a place to find this id without having to go to the database directly.

Chris
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@michelacosta,

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@chris wow... not so user-friendly xD

Thanks for the info, will use it next time