Title: Adding standarized add_shortcode usage
Last modified: August 27, 2017

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# Adding standarized add_shortcode usage

 *  Resolved [lwcorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lwcorp/)
 * (@lwcorp)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-standarized-add_shortcode-usage-2/)
 * Your plugin filters content of posts and pages directly and not through standardized
   usage of add_shortcode. It means it can’t work in other areas of WP. For example,
   [this plugin’s special widget supports shortcodes, but only if they’re standard](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/some-shortcuts-dont-run-in-mla-text-widget/).
 * Using add_shortcode will probably also increase the likelihood of continued support
   in future WP versions.
 * So is there any chance you’ll do it? 🙂

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 *  [WillBontrager](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willbontrager/)
 * (@willbontrager)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-standarized-add_shortcode-usage-2/#post-9445013)
 * Sorry, Insert PHP doesn’t use shortcodes. The [insert_php] tag looks like a shortcode,
   but is not. It’s merely a placeholder so Insert PHP knows what part of the page
   to scan and replace.
 * Will
 *  Thread Starter [lwcorp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lwcorp/)
 * (@lwcorp)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-standarized-add_shortcode-usage-2/#post-9445028)
 * Is adding manual support to widgets an alternative?
 *  [WillBontrager](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willbontrager/)
 * (@willbontrager)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-standarized-add_shortcode-usage-2/#post-9445106)
 * I’m uncertain what you mean by manual. But updating Insert PHP to work in widgets
   is unlikely to happen.
 * Will

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 * Last reply from: [WillBontrager](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willbontrager/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-standarized-add_shortcode-usage-2/#post-9445106)
 * Status: resolved