Title: Error “Oops! something wrong with the shortcode.”
Last modified: April 3, 2024

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# Error “Oops! something wrong with the shortcode.”

 *  Resolved [ebrewster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebrewster/)
 * (@ebrewster)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-oops-something-wrong-with-the-shortcode/)
 *  I am having a problem when using the shortcode for a page, specifically when
   I add any kind of** child_of **parameters, I get this error:
 * **Oops! something wrong with the shortcode. Please go back to the edit page and
   correct value for the post_type parameter.**
 * The shortcode that gives the error: 
 * _[wshs\_list post\_type=”page” name=”Page Sitemap” order\_by=”menu\_order” order
   =”asc” child\_of =”32170″ depth=”3″ exclude=”32170″]_
 * If I remove the child_of parameter, the code will work, but without the filtering.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-oops-something-wrong-with-the-shortcode%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [Ashish Ajani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ashishajani/)
 * (@ashishajani)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-oops-something-wrong-with-the-shortcode/#post-17561466)
 * Hi There,
 * The bug is corrected and plugin is patched. Please update your plugin to the 
   latest (3.0) version and you should be able to use the child_of parameter. Please
   share your feedback once you verify.

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 * Last activity: [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-oops-something-wrong-with-the-shortcode/#post-17561466)
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