Title: do_shortcode not working
Last modified: September 3, 2018

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# do_shortcode not working

 *  [rjbelpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rjbelpro/)
 * (@rjbelpro)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-not-working-13/)
 * Hello, I’m trying to create a custom maintenance page on my site. However, I 
   cannot add the cf7 shortcode properly. Only the text appears when I do <?php 
   echo do_shortcode(“[cf7shortcode])”?>
 * Do you know as to why is this happening?
 * Thanks

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 *  [fernandosilveira](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandosilveira/)
 * (@fernandosilveira)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-not-working-13/#post-10652445)
 * There’s brackets closing nothing. maybe it will fixed
 *  Thread Starter [rjbelpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rjbelpro/)
 * (@rjbelpro)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-not-working-13/#post-10653957)
 * [@fernandosilveira](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandosilveira/) what
   do you mean brackets closing nothing?
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [rjbelpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rjbelpro/).

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 * Last reply from: [rjbelpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rjbelpro/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-not-working-13/#post-10653957)
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