Title: Adding code directly in file, e.g. header.php
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Adding code directly in file, e.g. header.php

 *  Resolved [GregW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gwmbox/)
 * (@gwmbox)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-directly-in-file-eg-headerphp/)
 * Is it possible to add the widget code
 * `[widget id="text-2"]`
 * into a page directly like in header.php?
 * If so how please. If not anyone know how I can do this in another way?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-shortcode/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-shortcode/)

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 *  Plugin Author [shazdeh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shazdeh/)
 * (@shazdeh)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-directly-in-file-eg-headerphp/#post-7346118)
 * Yes indeed. You could do:
 *     ```
       <?php echo do_shortcode( '[widget id="text-2"]' ); ?>
       ```
   
 * Or, use this which is slightly faster:
 *     ```
       <?php echo Widget_Shortcode::get_instance()->do_widget( array(
           'id' => 'text-2'
       ) ) ?>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [GregW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gwmbox/)
 * (@gwmbox)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-directly-in-file-eg-headerphp/#post-7346156)
 * Cool, thanks 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [GregW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gwmbox/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-code-directly-in-file-eg-headerphp/#post-7346156)
 * Status: resolved