Displaying Certificate Data: [elc_ssc_show]

Use the [elc_ssc_show] shortcode to select, format, and display specific data fields from a verified certificate record. It is designed to be nested within the [elc_ssc_front_search] container, allowing you to build a custom results display piece by piece.

Required Parameter: show #

The show parameter is mandatory and dictates which piece of certificate data will be displayed. Each value corresponds to a specific field in the certificate record.

When using show="usermeta", you must include the additional field parameter with a value of either "first_name" or "last_name".

Optional Parameter: label #

The optional label parameter provides powerful control over the descriptive text that precedes the data value. It has three distinct behaviors.

1.  Label Omitted If the label parameter is not included, the shortcode outputs only the raw data value.
   • Example: [elc_ssc_show show="post_title"]
2. Label Included (No Value) If you include the label parameter without assigning it a value, the plugin displays its own default label for that field.
   • Example: [elc_ssc_show show="post_title" label]
3. Label Included (With Custom Value) If you assign a specific string value to the label parameter, your custom text completely overrides the default label.
   • Example: [elc_ssc_show show="post_title" label="QUIZ"]

Now that we have covered the core building blocks, let’s see how they work together in a practical, real-world example.