Most browsers will only allow copying of text from a visible input box or textarea
Text area example for wordpress (jQuery)
This example overwrites the textarea value in case user has altered it
<input id="MyElement1" type="textarea" onclick="this.select(); value="The text I want copied" >
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="CopyToClipboard('MyElement1', 'The text I want copied');" >Copy to clipboard</a>
<script>
function CopyToClipboard(InputElementId, RequiredText) {
document.getElementById(InputElementId).value = RequiredText;
var copyText = document.getElementById(InputElementId);
copyText.select();
copyText.setSelectionRange(0, 99999); /* For mobile devices */
document.execCommand("copy");
alert("Copied to your clipboard");
}
</script>
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