Trying to customize/personnalize a Navigation Menu Title for my Users

Loops & Logic
#1

I am trying to customize a Navigation Menu Title for my Users.
Example: User Name: Joe
Result: Menu Joe

  1. I created a widget Menu (using: User Menu)
  2. I created a template (id=10300) in which I have this code:
    <User name />
  3. In my Navigation Menu Widget Title, I have this:
    Menu [template id=10300]
  4. On Frontend it shows: Menu [template id=10300]

Obviously, I did something wrong.

Any clue would be appreciate. Thanks.

#2

Hi Stanley! I’m pretty sure WP doesn’t parse shortcodes in widget titles. Could you try using an HTML, Text or Shortcode widget instead?

#3

Possibly with a simple filter:

add_filter('widget_title', 'do_shortcode');

Source: How to Use Shortcodes in Post/Page/Widget Titles

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#4

@avanti Thank you so much for your solution.
It works. I just copy/pasted these two lines inside a code snippets:

add_filter('the_title', 'do_shortcode');
add_filter('widget_title', 'do_shortcode');

and this inside my widget title:
Menu [template id=10300]

Much appreciated.

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