Title: [BUG?] shortcode thumb="false" not working
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# [BUG?] shortcode thumb="false" not working

 *  [bogdan_alex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogdan_alex/)
 * (@bogdan_alex)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-shortcode-thumbfalse-not-working/)
 * I am unable to set thumb=”false” when using shortcode…it still displays thumbnail.
   Other properties work as well as thumbnail hide using visual widget into sidebar.
 * `[rpwe thumb="false" ]` does nothing
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 *  [JulesWebb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juleswebb/)
 * (@juleswebb)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-shortcode-thumbfalse-not-working/#post-6064551)
 * Hello
 * I am experiencing the same problem. The shortcode below still shows thumb and
   date
 * [rpwe limit=”5″ thumb=”false” date=”false”]
 * WP v4.2.1
 * Thanks for any help
    jules
 *  [jodineuf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jodineuf/)
 * (@jodineuf)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-shortcode-thumbfalse-not-working/#post-6064632)
 * I set it to “0” instead of “false” and it worked
 *  [teaperson2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teaperson2000/)
 * (@teaperson2000)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-shortcode-thumbfalse-not-working/#post-6064633)
 * and same problem with excerpt=”false” being disregarded

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

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 * Last reply from: [teaperson2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/teaperson2000/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-shortcode-thumbfalse-not-working/#post-6064633)
 * Status: not resolved