Title: Does the shortcode work in PhP code
Last modified: May 11, 2020

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# Does the shortcode work in PhP code

 *  Resolved [maddaengineering](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddaengineering/)
 * (@maddaengineering)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-shortcode-work-in-php-code/)
 * I tried to add the shortcode to my PHP file of the footer but it doesn’t work.
   How can I fix it ?

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 *  Plugin Author [origincode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/origincode/)
 * (@origincode)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-shortcode-work-in-php-code/#post-12860414)
 * Hello [@maddaengineering](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddaengineering/),
 * You need to copy the PHP code not the regular shortcake. The regular shortcake
   is used in pages and posts from WordPress dashboard.

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