Title: Include a template & pass a variable.
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Include a template & pass a variable.

 *  [drperil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drperil/)
 * (@drperil)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/include-a-template-pass-a-variable/)
 * Hey all,
 * Love the plugin. I bought the custom short code addon because I thought it would
   let me just embed php (rather than an echo/return function).
 * My need is to include beers.php – a template file with a custom loop that grabs
   X posts – the variable.
 * I created the shortcode [beers] with the attribute ‘count’ and that seems to 
   go well.
 * The problem is that I can’t get it to process all the PHP, which includes calls
   to Advanced Custom Fields ( get_thefield($count); – that kind of thing).
 * Is there a way to use a PHP include and point to the beers.php or include the
   default template short code in the custom short code settings and pass it the
   variable?
 * Thoughts?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ultimate/)

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