Title: Customize Shortcode
Last modified: January 29, 2018

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# Customize Shortcode

 *  Resolved [mwgideon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwgideon/)
 * (@mwgideon)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-shortcode-4/)
 * When a button is created, it provides you with the shortcode. Is there anyway
   to customize the shortcode, for example possibly leaving the “purpose / name”
   empty in the button details, but adding it somehow within the actual shortcode.
   I’m researching PayPal plugins for a specific need and so far I really like this
   plugin.

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 *  Plugin Author [Scott Paterson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottpaterson/)
 * (@scottpaterson)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-shortcode-4/#post-9914832)
 * Hi [@mwgideon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwgideon/),
 * This is not a feature of the plugin right now.
 * Can you give an example of how this would be useful? I don’t mind adding this
   feature to the plugin if ~15%+ of the people that use this plugin would use it.
 * Thanks,
    Scott
 *  Thread Starter [mwgideon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwgideon/)
 * (@mwgideon)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-shortcode-4/#post-9915385)
 * Thanks for the response, it may or may not be something other’s would use. In
   my case – I am developing a website where they accept donations for surgery and
   general needs sponsorships for children with special needs. Each child has their
   own dedicated page, which would have the PayPal link on. They have quite a few
   children and rather then creating a separate button for each, I could have it
   populate the shortcode with the children’s name automatically using a PHP format
   of the shortcode. This way when it takes them to Paypal the purpose or name is
   something like – “Surgery – James”
 * Hope that gives a general idea.. Again – may not be useful for others, just thought
   I would ask the question.
 *  Plugin Author [Scott Paterson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottpaterson/)
 * (@scottpaterson)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-shortcode-4/#post-9923740)
 * Hi [@mwgideon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwgideon/),
 * That seems like a really good cause so I just added this is a feature.
 * You can now add name=” to the shortcode and it will override any name set in 
   the button manager area.
 * Thanks,
    Scott
 *  Thread Starter [mwgideon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwgideon/)
 * (@mwgideon)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-shortcode-4/#post-9930799)
 * thanks [@scottpaterson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scottpaterson/) that’s
   really awesome for you to have added that feature. This will simplify the process
   for the new site.

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [mwgideon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mwgideon/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customize-shortcode-4/#post-9930799)
 * Status: resolved