Parse wordpress visual composer / wordpress bakery shortcode markup into workable array.
Parse wordpress visual composer / wordpress bakery shortcode markup into workable array, for laying out an external app or intergration.
If you know of something already which does this functionality? Please open an issue and let me know, I looked for an age. Note: I built the function using the markup below, if it doesn’t work on yours, then let me know, or open a PR if you have fixed it.
Online example: @lcherone/WP-Visual-Composer-Parser"">https://repl.it/@lcherone/WP-Visual-Composer-Parser
<p>[vc_row vc_row_background=""][vc_column][jnews_hero_13 compatible_column_notice="" hero_margin="0" content_filter_number_alert="" post_offset="0" include_tag="49"][jnews_block_22 compatible_column_notice="" number_post="8" post_offset="1" exclude_post="407"][jnews_slider_7 compatible_column_notice="" excerpt_length="24" number_post="6" post_offset="0"][vc_custom_heading text="<strong>Latest News</strong>" font_container="tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1610377441161{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}"][vc_separator color="custom" border_width="3" css=".vc_custom_1610308826626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}" accent_color="#111111"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][jnews_block_5 compatible_column_notice="" header_type="heading_7" number_post="1" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique1" include_category="17" excerpt_length="20"][/jnews_block_5][jnews_block_22 compatible_column_notice="" number_post="6" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique1" include_category="17"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" set_as_sidebar="yes"][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id="news-list"][jnews_block_19 compatible_column_notice="" number_post="4" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row vc_row_background=""][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="<strong>Latest Video Picks</strong>" font_container="tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_separator color="black" border_width="3"][jnews_video_block4 compatible_column_notice="" post_meta_style="style_1" author_avatar="" number_post="4" post_offset="0"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_custom_heading text="<strong>Special Reports</strong>" font_container="tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_separator color="custom" border_width="3" css=".vc_custom_1498462112764{margin-top: 0px !important;}" accent_color="#111111"][jnews_block_15 compatible_column_notice="" number_post="6" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique1" include_category="54,53,2,15"][jnews_element_ads compatible_column_notice="" ads_type="image" ads_image_new_tab="yes" ads_image="24" ads_image_link="#"][/jnews_element_ads][jnews_block_3 compatible_column_notice="" header_filter_category="14,13,17" number_post="2" post_offset="0" include_category="54,14" excerpt_length="20" first_title="Opinion"][/jnews_block_3][jnews_block_3 compatible_column_notice="" header_filter_category="56,15,2" number_post="2" post_offset="0" include_category="56,15,2" excerpt_length="20" first_title="Interviews"][/jnews_block_3][jnews_block_3 compatible_column_notice="" number_post="2" post_offset="0" include_category="8" excerpt_length="20" first_title="Books"][/jnews_block_3][jnews_block_3 compatible_column_notice="" number_post="2" post_offset="0" include_category="57" excerpt_length="20" first_title="Film"][/jnews_block_3][vc_single_image image="24" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="http://127.0.0.1:8081/"][jnews_block_3 compatible_column_notice="" number_post="2" post_offset="0" include_category="3" excerpt_length="20" first_title="Theatre"][/jnews_block_3][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" sticky_sidebar="yes" set_as_sidebar="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="<strong>Spotlight</strong>" font_container="tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_separator color="custom" border_width="3" css=".vc_custom_1498462112764{margin-top: 0px !important;}" accent_color="#111111"][jnews_block_1 compatible_column_notice="" header_type="heading_5" number_post="6" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique1" include_category="3" excerpt_length="20"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][jnews_block_14 compatible_column_notice="" header_icon="fas fa-eye" number_post="5" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique2" sort_by="popular_post_week" first_title="Top" second_title="Stories"][vc_single_image image="44706" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="http://127.0.0.1:8081/"][jnews_block_31 compatible_column_notice="" header_icon="far fa-thumbs-up" number_post="3" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique3" sort_by="like" first_title="Most" second_title="Liked"][/jnews_block_31][jnews_block_20 compatible_column_notice="" header_icon="fas fa-share" number_post="4" post_offset="0" unique_content="unique4" sort_by="share" first_title="Most" second_title="Shared"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]</p>
Array([0] => Array([0] => Array([0] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_hero_13[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[hero_margin] => 0[content_filter_number_alert] =>[post_offset] => 0[include_tag] => 49))[1] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_22[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[number_post] => 8[post_offset] => 1[exclude_post] => 407))[2] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_slider_7[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[excerpt_length] => 24[number_post] => 6[post_offset] => 0))[3] => Array([shortcode] => vc_custom_heading[properties] => Array([text] => <strong>Latest News</strong>[font_container] => tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1[use_theme_fonts] => yes[css] => .vc_custom_1610377441161{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}))[4] => Array([shortcode] => vc_separator[properties] => Array([color] => custom[border_width] => 3[css] => .vc_custom_1610308826626{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}[accent_color] => #111111))))[1] => Array([0] => Array([0] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_5[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[header_type] => heading_7[number_post] => 1[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique1[include_category] => 17[excerpt_length] => 20))[1] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_22[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[number_post] => 6[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique1[include_category] => 17)))[1] => Array([0] => Array([shortcode] => vc_widget_sidebar[properties] => Array([sidebar_id] => news-list))[1] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_19[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[number_post] => 4[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique1))))[2] => Array([0] => Array([0] => Array([shortcode] => vc_custom_heading[properties] => Array([text] => <strong>Latest Video Picks</strong>[font_container] => tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1[use_theme_fonts] => yes))[1] => Array([shortcode] => vc_separator[properties] => Array([color] => black[border_width] => 3))[2] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_video_block4[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[post_meta_style] => style_1[author_avatar] =>[number_post] => 4[post_offset] => 0))))[3] => Array([0] => Array([0] => Array([shortcode] => vc_custom_heading[properties] => Array([text] => <strong>Special Reports</strong>[font_container] => tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1[use_theme_fonts] => yes))[1] => Array([shortcode] => vc_separator[properties] => Array([color] => custom[border_width] => 3[css] => .vc_custom_1498462112764{margin-top: 0px !important;}[accent_color] => #111111))[2] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_15[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[number_post] => 6[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique1[include_category] => 54,53,2,15))[3] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_element_ads[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[ads_type] => image[ads_image_new_tab] => yes[ads_image] => 24[ads_image_link] => #))[4] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_3[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[header_filter_category] => 14,13,17[number_post] => 2[post_offset] => 0[include_category] => 54,14[excerpt_length] => 20[first_title] => Opinion))[5] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_3[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[header_filter_category] => 56,15,2[number_post] => 2[post_offset] => 0[include_category] => 56,15,2[excerpt_length] => 20[first_title] => Interviews))[6] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_3[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[number_post] => 2[post_offset] => 0[include_category] => 8[excerpt_length] => 20[first_title] => Books))[7] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_3[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[number_post] => 2[post_offset] => 0[include_category] => 57[excerpt_length] => 20[first_title] => Film))[8] => Array([shortcode] => vc_single_image[properties] => Array([image] => 24[img_size] => full[alignment] => center[onclick] => custom_link[img_link_target] => _blank[link] => http://127.0.0.1:8081/))[9] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_3[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[number_post] => 2[post_offset] => 0[include_category] => 3[excerpt_length] => 20[first_title] => Theatre)))[1] => Array([0] => Array([shortcode] => vc_custom_heading[properties] => Array([text] => <strong>Spotlight</strong>[font_container] => tag:h3|font_size:26|text_align:left|line_height:1[use_theme_fonts] => yes))[1] => Array([shortcode] => vc_separator[properties] => Array([color] => custom[border_width] => 3[css] => .vc_custom_1498462112764{margin-top: 0px !important;}[accent_color] => #111111))[2] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_1[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[header_type] => heading_5[number_post] => 6[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique1[include_category] => 3[excerpt_length] => 20))[3] => Array([0] => Array([0] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_14[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[header_icon] => fas fa-eye[number_post] => 5[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique2[sort_by] => popular_post_week[first_title] => Top[second_title] => Stories))[1] => Array([shortcode] => vc_single_image[properties] => Array([image] => 44706[img_size] => full[alignment] => center[onclick] => custom_link[img_link_target] => _blank[link] => http://127.0.0.1:8081/))[2] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_31[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[header_icon] => far fa-thumbs-up[number_post] => 3[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique3[sort_by] => like[first_title] => Most[second_title] => Liked))[3] => Array([shortcode] => jnews_block_20[properties] => Array([compatible_column_notice] =>[header_icon] => fas fa-share[number_post] => 4[post_offset] => 0[unique_content] => unique4[sort_by] => share[first_title] => Most[second_title] => Shared)))))))
I sorry you scrolled this far, there isn’t anything down here..