Title: Add Button with HTML rather than Shortcode
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Add Button with HTML rather than Shortcode

 *  [dvent](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvent/)
 * (@dvent)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-button-with-html-rather-than-shortcode/)
 * Hi All,
 * In my theme, it is possible to add a button using a shortcode:
 * [button color=”#COLOR_CODE” background=”#COLOR_CODE” size=”medium” src=”PLACE_LINK_HERE”]
   ADD_BUTTON_CONTENT[/button]
 * When I enter this as a shortcode in some areas it does not work. How do I add
   the same thing as pure HTML to see if that works? Which file within the theme
   to I look at to work out the div class etc?
 * Thanks
    dvent

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 *  [Gary Darling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garydarling/)
 * (@garydarling)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-button-with-html-rather-than-shortcode/#post-2605891)
 * `<button type="button">Click Me!</button> `
 * Which template file you put it in depends on the type of page you want it on.
   Look at the [Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates) to determine
   which file it should go in.
 * As far as choosing a div, use your browser’s Developer Tools to view the html
   structure, this will help you find the right place to put it.

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 * [button](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/button/)
 * [html](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/html/)
 * [shortcode](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/shortcode/)

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 * Last reply from: [Gary Darling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garydarling/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-button-with-html-rather-than-shortcode/#post-2605891)
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