Title: Does do_shortcode work?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Does do_shortcode work?

 *  Resolved [mika_k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mika_k/)
 * (@mika_k)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-do_shortcode-work/)
 * Hi,
 * I can´t login if I use clean-login in my template: `<?php echo do_shortcode( '[
   clean-login]' ); ?>`
 * I can see login form, but after name and password it only resets the form.
 * Is there anything I can fix?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/clean-login/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/clean-login/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Alberto Hornero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hornero/)
 * (@hornero)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-do_shortcode-work/#post-5898407)
 * Hi Mika_k,
 * This occurs because you’re using the shortcode directly in code, and you need
   to use it in a post/page in the content.
 * Regards,
 * Alberto.
 *  [Lonnie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonniehb/)
 * (@lonniehb)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-do_shortcode-work/#post-5898592)
 * This thing is a little screwy at best.
 * — Can’t put the shortcode into the template
    That’s a pretty standard feature
   with most plugins
 * — Can’t put the shortcode into a sidebar
    It shows up, but the login function
   no longer works
 * It only works in the content area of a page or post, guess I need to find something
   else.

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## Tags

 * [do_shortcode](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/do_shortcode/)
 * [template](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/template/)

 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Lonnie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonniehb/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-do_shortcode-work/#post-5898592)
 * Status: resolved