Title: do_shortcode in php don't work
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# do_shortcode in php don't work

 *  [yarongo108](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yarongo108/)
 * (@yarongo108)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-in-php-dont-work/)
 * Hi
    I’m using this code in the php <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[members]’); ?> content
   <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[/members]’); ?> but it does not work.
 * if i use: [members] content [/members] in the editor it works…
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 *  [vikas6788](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vikas6788/)
 * (@vikas6788)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-in-php-dont-work/#post-6392384)
 * Hi,
 * You can not use shortcode like that.
    Right way to use this shortcode is:- <?
   php $content = “in this variable you can add your content”; echo do_shortcode(‘[
   member]’ . $content . ‘[/member]’ ); ?>

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