Title: Drop Cap
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Drop Cap

 *  Resolved [Lars Eriksson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lars-eriksson/)
 * (@lars-eriksson)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/)
 * I am using the plugin Drop Cap to transform the first letter of a word into a
   drop cap. It functions with the ordinary Generate Press theme, but when am am
   using this plugin the first letter disappear.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-show-posts/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-show-posts/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653075)
 * Any chance you can link me to a page where it’s happening?
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [Lars Eriksson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lars-eriksson/)
 * (@lars-eriksson)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653188)
 * Sorry for the delay. As you can see in this test page the first letter is missing:
   
   [http://www.fotografihistoria.se/fotografer-i-hudiksvall/](http://www.fotografihistoria.se/fotografer-i-hudiksvall/)
 * If you compare with this page, the first letter is there:
    [http://www.fotografihistoria.se/category/stationara/](http://www.fotografihistoria.se/category/stationara/)
 * The problem must be what Drop Cap is making a code: [dropcap]F[/dropcap]otograf.
 * Lars E
 *  Plugin Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653191)
 * Interesting – what happens if you make it so your list shows the full post instead
   of the excerpt?
 *  Thread Starter [Lars Eriksson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lars-eriksson/)
 * (@lars-eriksson)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653192)
 * In full post view the first letter is there:
    [http://www.fotografihistoria.se/fotografer-i-hudiksvall/](http://www.fotografihistoria.se/fotografer-i-hudiksvall/)
 *  Plugin Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653216)
 * Makes sense, shortcodes are filtered out of the Excerpts.
 * However, you shouldn’t need a shortcode to do it, just use the CSS3 method here:
   [https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/drop-caps/](https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/drop-caps/)
 *  Thread Starter [Lars Eriksson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lars-eriksson/)
 * (@lars-eriksson)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653219)
 * Yes, shortcodes is filtered out of the Excerpts, but in Excerpts made by the 
   theme GeneratePress removes the shortcode but keeps the first letter intact but
   WP Show Post removes also the first letter in the shortcode, why?
 * Lars Eriksson
 *  Plugin Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653221)
 * Ah, I think I see the issue.
 * I’ll work it into the next version.
 * If you’d like to fix now, do this:
 * 1. Open the plugin in “Plugins > Edit”.
    2. Find the functions.php file 3. Near
   the top, find: `$text = strip_shortcodes( $text );`
 * Delete that line.
 * Let me know 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Lars Eriksson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lars-eriksson/)
 * (@lars-eriksson)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653226)
 * Thank you Tom!
    The deleted line in functions.php made the first letter visible
   again. I wait for the next version.
 * Lars E
 *  Plugin Author [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edge22/)
 * (@edge22)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653227)
 * Awesome 🙂

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/drop-cap-2/#post-7653227)
 * Status: resolved