Title: do_shortcode
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# do_shortcode

 *  [Erix Kivuti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elzix/)
 * (@elzix)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-7/)
 * I have a table of softwares. I put it in html with the shortcode:
 *     ```
       [nextpage title="Some of the Software"]
       <table>
        <thead>
         <tr>
            <th>SOFTWARE</th>
            <th>USE</th>
         </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
         <tr>
            <td>CONVERT</td>
            <td>Converting model setup parameters between systems, UNIX, SD2000, BC3, and DPW-Windows.</td>
         </tr>
        </tbody>
       </table>
       [/nextpage]
       ```
   
 * and it works fine.
 * Now I have moved the table into a database. I need to populate the post with 
   php. I am using “_Shortcode Exec PHP_” plugin to insert php into the post. If
   I echo the shortcode, all I get is html text in the browser.
 * I have tried to call the same shortcode:
 *     ```
       global $wpdb;
       $results = $wpdb->get_results(
         'SELECT software,description FROM wp_softwares', OBJECT );
       echo do_shortcode( '[nextpage title="About me"] I use lots of software.[/nextpage]' );
       $table = '
       <table>
        <thead>
         <tr>
            <th>SOFTWARE</th>
            <th>USE</th>
         </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>';
       foreach ( $results as $row)
       {
         $table .= '
         <tr>
            <td>'.$row->software.'</td>
            <td>'.$row->description.'</td>
         </tr>';
       }
       $table .= '
        </tbody>
       </table>';
       echo do_shortcode( '[nextpage title="Some of the Software"]' . $table . '[/nextpage]' );
       ```
   
 * but all I get is
    `<div style="display:none;">`
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 * Last reply from: [Erix Kivuti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elzix/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-7/)
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