Can you make WooCommerce shortcodes from template parts? - templates

Question

I'm interested in creating shortcodes that basically fill in template parts of the WooCommerce checkout. For example, in functions.php of my child theme:
function shortcode_review_order() {
//get the template part from woocommerce/templates/checkout/review-order.php
wc_get_template_part('checkout/review-order');
}
add_shortcode( 'custom_review_order', 'shortcode_review_order' );
...and then in my page...
<div>[custom_review_order]</div>
When I tried this, nothing appeared in my checkout page.
Is this even possible?

Answer 1

there are few things wrong in your code...
first, you should add a shortcode using the init hook.
add_action( 'init', 'add_shortcodes' );
function add_shortcodes(){
add_shortcode( 'custom_review_order', 'shortcode_review_order' );
}
then you lack the .php part of the template. Also it needs the array parameter like below. And you might get more accurate result using wc_get_template.
function shortcode_review_order(){
wc_get_template( 'checkout/review-order.php', array( 'checkout' => WC()->checkout() ) );
}
To know more on how to correctly use it's template, search for each on the plugin. You'll see how it's being used. And you can get a hint on how you can use it for yourself.

Answer 2

I found that wc_get_template echos out the template, instead, for shortcodes returning the template is better. You can use:
$string = wc_get_template_html( $template_name, $args, $template_path, $default_path );
It is "Like wc_get_template, but returns the HTML instead of outputting."
https://docs.woocommerce.com/wc-apidocs/function-wc_get_template_html.html