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2. Testing Installations

Copied Template Testing

Important: If you created a fresh doc connection then go to
Fresh Doc Testing⁠
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Functionality Testing

There are 3 main functions we need to test to ensure everything is working on the copied template.

Button & actions

Syncing Tables To Coda

Embed On Wordpress

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The first things we want to check is that you connected the Template correctly. We can find out fairly quickly if there has been an issue as usually the table sync will fail or the buttons will be inactive and display an error message.

Button & actions connection testing

We only need to test one button to know if the functionality is working. If one works they all should work.

Check Template Buttons Account

If the button below is green and not greyed out the account is still connected.

To check it’s connected to your account right click the button and check the account value is your account.

Click the button and check.

Create Tag

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Success

For a successful test we are looking for the account to show your account, and when clicked the green tick pop up with “1 external action performed” shows.

You can also check your “Coda Test Tag” has been created within your Wordpress site under Posts > Tags or by syncing your Tag table which you will do in the next steps.

If successful you can confirm this account connection part is working and all other buttons and actions should also work.

Errors

If an error occurs please check the guide below.

Button & Actions Troubleshooting

Button & Actions Troubleshooting

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Feature Reference

Error

Short Description

Page Link

Screenshots

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Syncing Tables To Coda

We only need to test one table is syncing to know if the functionality is working. Syncing the Tag table is an easy one to test with.

Sync Tag Table

Below should be a view of the tag table. If you created your own template then search for the table “/tags” and add a view to the canvas or navigate to the table to test.

Click the “Sync” icon under the title

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View of Tags

View of Tags

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Success

For a successful test we are looking at the sync messages. It should say “Last synced x minutes ago” . You should also see your tags in the table. You can also check the rest of the tables to confirm on all on the

Synced From Wordpress⁠

page.

If successful you can confirm this account connection part is working and all other table syncs should also work. You should also see the sync

Syncing Tables To Coda

Errors

If an error occurs please check the guide below.

Syncing Tables Troubleshooting

Syncing Tables Troubleshooting

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Feature Reference

Error

Short Description

Page Link

Screenshots

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Embed On Wordpress

IMPORTANT: For new users you can miss this test out and continue to
3. Button Actions⁠
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Level: Advanced

Embed A Table

We only need one table embed to work to test if the functionality is working. Either use the SCM

1. Embed A Table⁠

or follow the below.

To embed a table we need a shortcode.

Drag over your shortcode button from your Pack building blocks. Insert > Packs > Wordpress To Coda

Right click the button to change values or keep the default settings but ensure to

add your Doc ID⁠

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Click the button and wait for success message.

If error click here⁠

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Re-sync your shortcode table and copy the new “Paste Shortcode into Wordpress” value.

Publish and view your page.

Success

For a successful test we only need one table to show in Wordpress correctly to confirm our connections are working.

Embed On Wordpress

Errors

If an error occurs please check the guide below.

Embedding Troubleshooting 2

Embedding Troubleshooting 2

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Feature Reference

Error

Short Description

Page Link

Screenshots

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Next Steps

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3. Button Actions Learn how to push data to Wordpress⁠

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