Title: ESI shortcode doesn’t work
Last modified: March 15, 2024

---

# ESI shortcode doesn’t work

 *  Resolved [advwebmaster777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/advwebmaster777/)
 * (@advwebmaster777)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/)
 * I created a shortcode like this.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?php
   
       function shortcode_today() {
            return date_i18n("Y/n/j(D) G:i s");
       }
       add_shortcode('today_date', 'shortcode_today');
       ```
   
 * When pasted into the post, [today_date] works fine and displays the current time.
 * but,
   [esi today_date][esi today_date ttl=”0″][esi today_date cache=”private” 
   ttl=”0″][esi today_date ttl=”1″]None of them work.
 * [@qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/) answered on the forum,
 *     ```wp-block-code
       function test_shortcode($atts) {
            $atts = shortcode_atts(
                array(
                    'show_date' => 'false',
                ),
                $atts,
                'test_sc'
            );
   
            if ($atts['show_date'] === 'true') {
                $current_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
                $message .= ' generation time: ' . $current_date . '.';
            }
   
            return $message;
       }
       add_shortcode('test_sc', 'test_shortcode');
       ```
   
 * and
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?php
       require( './wp-load.php' );
       echo do_shortcode('[esi test_sc show_date="true" ttl="0"]');
       ```
   
 * worked. ESI itself seems to work.
 * How should I debug it?
 * I’m using Fastcomet server litespeed enterprise.

Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total)

 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17504788)
 * your code actually worked on my site
 * [https://prnt.sc/zp8Q_BsAP45D](https://prnt.sc/zp8Q_BsAP45D)
 * please try grab the plugin debug log , see what exactly going on with that shortcode
 *  Thread Starter [advwebmaster777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/advwebmaster777/)
 * (@advwebmaster777)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17505291)
 * Hi,
 * Report number: HWSKTHHP
 * Report date: 03/16/2024 12:26:03
 * The log is below.
 * I replaced my real domain url to ‘mysite’.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       03/16/24 12:23:45.770 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] 💓 ------GET HTTP/1.1 (HTTPS) /
       03/16/24 12:23:45.770 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] Query String: lsesi=esi&_control=public%2Cno-vary&esi=eyIwIjoidG9kYXlfZGF0ZSIsInR0bCI6IjAifQ%3D%3D&_hash=b7a097962cb2fcf9e9d7051e99a5e4ae
       03/16/24 12:23:45.770 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] HTTP_REFERER: https://mysite/wp-admin/post.php?post=1863&action=edit
       03/16/24 12:23:45.770 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] Cookie _lscache_vary: admin_bar:1;guest_mode:1;logged-in:1;role:99
       03/16/24 12:23:45.770 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ESI_CONTENT_TYPE: text/html; charset=UTF-8
       03/16/24 12:23:45.775 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Overwrite wp_create_nonce()
       03/16/24 12:23:45.796 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ⏺ ESI req
       03/16/24 12:23:45.797 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] ESI_REFERER: /1863
       03/16/24 12:23:45.797 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ⏺ overwrite REQUEST_URI to ESI_REFERER [from] /?lsesi=esi&_control=public%2Cno-vary&esi=eyIwIjoidG9kYXlfZGF0ZSIsInR0bCI6IjAifQ%3D%3D&_hash=b7a097962cb2fcf9e9d7051e99a5e4ae [to] /1863
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] stats_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] subscribe_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] wp_rest
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] cmreg_registration_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] role_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] wdap-call-nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] seopress_cookies_user_consent_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] swpmtxnonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] wdt.*
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] _vcnonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] data-vc-public-nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] rating_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] timeline_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.798 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] blog_feed_nonce
       03/16/24 12:23:45.799 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] wsf_post
       03/16/24 12:23:45.799 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] edd\-.*
       03/16/24 12:23:45.799 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] edd_.*
       03/16/24 12:23:45.799 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] wpmenucart
       03/16/24 12:23:45.799 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] Appended nonce action to nonce list [action] woocommerce-login
       03/16/24 12:23:45.799 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [Router] get_role: administrator
       03/16/24 12:23:45.817 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ⏺ 💕 [BLock_ID] nonce [wrapper] wp_create_nonce wp_rest [Control]
       03/16/24 12:23:45.817 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ⏺ Preserved to 3ca36566cb600e301da9bf67585c1d33
       03/16/24 12:23:45.818 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ⏺ 💕 [BLock_ID] nonce [wrapper] wp_create_nonce wp_rest [Control]
       03/16/24 12:23:45.819 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ⏺ Preserved to 3ca36566cb600e301da9bf67585c1d33
       03/16/24 12:23:45.843 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] 💰 [Tag] Add --- HTTP.200
       03/16/24 12:23:45.855 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [Ctrl] X Cache_control init on
       03/16/24 12:23:45.863 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] ⏺ calling ESI template
       03/16/24 12:23:45.863 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] ❌ Failed to validate _hash
       03/16/24 12:23:45.864 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] 💰 X-LiteSpeed-Cache-Control: public,max-age=604800,esi=on
       03/16/24 12:23:45.864 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [Vary] uid: 1
       03/16/24 12:23:45.864 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] 💰 X-LiteSpeed-Tag: c8f_HTTP.200,c8f_
       03/16/24 12:23:45.864 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [Core] run hook litespeed_buffer_finalize
       03/16/24 12:23:45.864 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [ESI] replacing preserved blocks --- 3ca36566cb600e301da9bf67585c1d33
       03/16/24 12:23:45.864 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [Core] ESI Start 👇
       03/16/24 12:23:45.864 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV]
       <!-- Block cached by LiteSpeed Cache 6.1 on 2024-03-16 12:23:45 -->
       <!-- X-LiteSpeed-Cache-Control: public,max-age=604800,esi=on -->
       <!-- Full varies: admin_bar:1;guest_mode:1;logged-in:1;role:99 -->
       <!-- X-LiteSpeed-Tag: c8f_HTTP.200,c8f_ -->
       03/16/24 12:23:45.865 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] [Core] ESI End 👆
       03/16/24 12:23:45.865 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] Response headers --- array (
       0 => 'X-Powered-By: PHP/8.2.16',
       1 => 'Expires: Wed, 11 Jan 1984 05:00:00 GMT',
       2 => 'Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0, no-store, private',
       3 => 'Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8',
       4 => 'X-Pingback: https://mysite/xmlrpc.php',
       5 => 'Link: <https://mysite/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"',
       6 => 'Link: <https://mysite/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/1863>; rel="alternate"; type="application/json"',
       7 => 'Link: <https://mysite/?p=1863>; rel=shortlink',
       8 => 'X-LiteSpeed-Cache-Control: public,max-age=604800,esi=on',
       9 => 'X-LiteSpeed-Tag: c8f_HTTP.200,c8f_',
       )
       03/16/24 12:23:45.865 [180.15.71.129:38445 1 lsV] End response
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17505300)
 * this is nonce esi , you should see something like , with your example shortcode
   from my site , by the main request URL log , not esi log
 *     ```wp-block-code
       03/16/24 12:34:16.435 [47.76.xx.xx:40122 1 TIY] [ESI] param --- array (
       0 => 'today_date',
       'ttl' => '0',
       )
       03/16/24 12:34:16.435 [47.76.xx.xx:40122 1 TIY] [ESI] md5_string=esipublic,no-varyeyIwIjoidG9kYXlfZGF0ZSIsInR0bCI6IjAifQ==
       03/16/24 12:34:16.435 [47.76.xx.xx:40122 1 TIY] ⏺ 💕 [BLock_ID] esi [wrapper] esi-shortcode [Control] public,no-vary
       03/16/24 12:34:16.435 [47.76.xx.xx:40122 1 TIY] ⏺ <!-- lscwp esi-shortcode --><esi:include src='/?lsesi=esi&_control=public%2Cno-vary&esi=eyIwIjoidG9kYXlfZGF0ZSIsInR0bCI6IjAifQ%3D%3D&_hash=2da2e1c8303ec3a525f3e4e90f621527' cache-control='public,no-vary' /><!-- lscwp esi-shortcode esi end -->
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [advwebmaster777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/advwebmaster777/)
 * (@advwebmaster777)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17505342)
 * I cannot find the string “today_date” on the log page.
 * Is the page I see correct?
 * [https://d.pr/i/TDkIWh](https://d.pr/i/TDkIWh)
 * I selected Debug Level Advanced.
 * [https://d.pr/i/oZEMde](https://d.pr/i/oZEMde)
 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17506113)
 * try add `test_log` and `lsesi` into the `debug include uri`
 * then purge all , clean existing log , open your page with `/?test_log` , refresh
   the log viewer
 *  Thread Starter [advwebmaster777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/advwebmaster777/)
 * (@advwebmaster777)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17506413)
 * Thank you, the log appeared.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       03/17/24 10:49:28.194 [180.15.71.129:37830 1 VIj] [ESI] param --- array (
       0 => 'today_date',
       'ttl' => '0',
       )
       03/17/24 10:49:28.194 [180.15.71.129:37830 1 VIj] [ESI] md5_string=esipublic,no-varyeyIwIjoidG9kYXlfZGF0ZSIsInR0bCI6IjAifQ==
       03/17/24 10:49:28.194 [180.15.71.129:37830 1 VIj] ⏺ 💕 [BLock_ID] esi [wrapper] esi-shortcode [Control] public,no-vary
       03/17/24 10:49:28.194 [180.15.71.129:37830 1 VIj] ⏺ <!-- lscwp esi-shortcode --><esi:include src='/?lsesi=esi&_control=public%2Cno-vary&esi=eyIwIjoidG9kYXlfZGF0ZSIsInR0bCI6IjAifQ%3D%3D&_hash=b7a097962cb2fcf9e9d7051e99a5e4ae' cache-control='public,no-vary' /><!-- lscwp esi-shortcode esi end -->
       03/17/24 10:49:28.199 [180.15.71.129:37830 1 VIj] GUI clean wrapper 1 begin
       03/17/24 10:49:28.200 [180.15.71.129:37830 1 VIj] GUI clean wrapper 1 end
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17508303)
 * please share me the full log on main request and ESI request.
 * you can use something like [https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/](https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/)
 *  Thread Starter [advwebmaster777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/advwebmaster777/)
 * (@advwebmaster777)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17508351)
 * Please see it.
 * [https://pastebin.com/iiJ5Z1n4](https://pastebin.com/iiJ5Z1n4)
 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17508392)
 *     ```wp-block-code
       /?lsesi=esi&_control=public%2Cno-vary&esi=eyIwIjoidG9kYXlfZGF0ZSIsInR0bCI6IjAifQ%3D%3D&_hash=b7a097962cb2fcf9e9d7051e99a5e4ae
       ```
   
 * what does it show if you open this URI ?
 *  Thread Starter [advwebmaster777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/advwebmaster777/)
 * (@advwebmaster777)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17508928)
 * It will display the current time like this.
 *     ```wp-block-code
       2024/3/18(Mon) 13:36 32
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17510382)
 * now that is weird , what do you see in HTML source code around the section where
   it should display the shortcode ?
 * also please try with wordpress 2021 theme , see how it goes
 *  Thread Starter [advwebmaster777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/advwebmaster777/)
 * (@advwebmaster777)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17510993)
 * Thank you, it appeared when I set it to the 2021 theme. Until now, I have been
   using representative block themes like Ollie or 2024, but it might not have been
   good for my environment. I will close the ticket, thank you very much.
 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17510996)
 * recently we have found a bug with esi that shortcode works for theme like 2021,
   but not working on newer ones like 2023 or 2024 , we are working on fix

Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total)

The topic ‘ESI shortcode doesn’t work’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/litespeed-cache/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2554181)
 * [LiteSpeed Cache](https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/litespeed-cache/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/litespeed-cache/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/litespeed-cache/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/litespeed-cache/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/litespeed-cache/reviews/)

 * 13 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/esi-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-17510996)
 * Status: resolved