Title: How to use shortcode
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# How to use shortcode

 *  Resolved [alantrahurn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alantrahurn/)
 * (@alantrahurn)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-shortcode/)
 * I am using the theme academica. When I type in the shortcode `[mstw_gs_table]`
   on a page, the page just treats it as text and displays the shortcode. I only
   have one schedule. I also tried creating a different schedule with schedule id
   4 and using the shortcode `[mstw_gs_table sched="4"]` it was also treated like
   text. Have I failed to do something to activate the shortcodes?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/game-schedules/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/game-schedules/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mark O’Donnell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markodonnell/)
 * (@markodonnell)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-shortcode/#post-3405744)
 * Hi alantrahurn,
    Try putting the shortcode on the Text tab instead of the Visual
   tab.
 * -Mark
 *  Thread Starter [alantrahurn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alantrahurn/)
 * (@alantrahurn)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-shortcode/#post-3405836)
 * I did try to put it on the text tab. No change. You can view the page here
    [http://www.fbcpana.org/fbca/sportsschedule/](http://www.fbcpana.org/fbca/sportsschedule/)
   I do not use posts, only pages on the site. Would that have an affect? I noticed
   that if I create a game and click on view post it just takes me to my home page
   and does not show the game.
 *  Plugin Author [Mark O’Donnell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markodonnell/)
 * (@markodonnell)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-shortcode/#post-3405875)
 * Okay. Some questions and some answers follow.
 * Have you searched the WPZoom/Academia forums for known problems with plugins?
   Some of their themes use unique plugins to create columns, etc. Shouldn’t be 
   a problem, but it’s worth checking.
 * What exactly did you put on the Text tab? And what do you see on your Visual 
   Tab (after you’ve put the plugin on the Text tab)?
 * Do you use shortcodes on any other pages and do they work? If they do, then check
   the template for the page they are working on. Same template as the sportsschedule/
   page? (See below.)
 * Please send me the template for the page. By default, it should be page.php, 
   but it could well be another template. The template might be doing something 
   with the_content(), like ‘sanitizing’ it somehow. Another thing to try is disabling
   ALL plugins. If the shortcode magically works, you can start reactivating the
   plugins one by one till you identify the conflict.
 * Using only pages is fine. There should be no problem there.
 * As far as “view post”, have you moved the single-page and the content-single-
   page templates to your theme’s main folder? If you have, you may need to reset
   your your permalinks to Post Name. (It appears the they are already set to post
   name; if so, reset them by changing them to something else, saving, then changing
   them back.
 * -Mark
 *  Thread Starter [alantrahurn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alantrahurn/)
 * (@alantrahurn)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-shortcode/#post-3405885)
 * Thank You !! I changed the permalinks to “Post Name” and that fixed it. Not only
   did it fix this short code but also fixed another one I was having issues with.
   Thanks for all the quick replies!!

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 * Last reply from: [alantrahurn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alantrahurn/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-shortcode/#post-3405885)
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