Title: Cannot insert shortcodes
Last modified: November 27, 2017

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# Cannot insert shortcodes

 *  [EddyBimemwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eddybimemwa/)
 * (@eddybimemwa)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-insert-shortcodes/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve downloaded the shortcode plugin. First thing I find strange is it only shows
   the ‘[] insert shordcode’ button on new pages. Not on existing ones.
    But the
   main problem is, when I click on it, and I select a shortcode that I want to 
   use, it does nothing. Only a display comes up (where normally you can configure
   the shortcode) where it says 0.
 * Anybody can help me with this?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [vdugar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vdugar/)
 * (@vdugar)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-insert-shortcodes/#post-9726915)
 * Similar problem here. The Insert Shortcode button in the TinyMCE editor does 
   nothing. I see no JavaScript errors in the JavaScript Console.
 * The S/U plugin has “not been tested with your current version of WordPress”. 
   That may be the issue. I’m using WordPress 4.9 running GeneratePress Child theme.
 * -V

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