Add do_shortcode to printf in WordPress child theme

Question

I'm trying to make a 'Copyright text' Customizer field render shortcodes.
The field is rendered via footer.php so I can override the original code in my child theme.
The code uses printf that fetches the content input from a field in Customizer options like so:

<?php printf( wp_kses_post(__( '%s', 'slim' )), Slim_Opt::getOption( 'footer_copyright_text', 'Slim - eCommerce WP Theme' )); ?>

I've tried adding do_shortcode around wp_kses_post as well as around the whole contents of printf , but it didn't work.
I've tried replacing printf with echo do_shortcode , but it didn't work either.

Is there a way to keep this code for retrieving the setting value from Customizer and also rendering any shortcodes that might be within that value?

Answer 1

In order for the shortcode to work, it needs to be processed first from the customizer option - or you can just output the option using do_shortcode

1. No variable option:

echo do_shortcode( Slim_Opt::getOption( 'footer_copyright_text', 'Slim - eCommerce WP Theme' ) );

2. Or, you can hold the output in a variable:

<?php $footer_option = do_shortcode( Slim_Opt::getOption( 'footer_copyright_text', 'Slim - eCommerce WP Theme' ) ); 
printf( wp_kses_post(__( '%s', 'slim' )), $footer_option ); ?>

Either way works, just depends on if you want it to pass to wp_kses_post() .