Title: Incompability with “do_shortcode”
Last modified: February 7, 2020
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# Incompability with “do_shortcode”
* Resolved [Cèsar Martí](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cesasrgalway/)
* (@cesasrgalway)
* [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompability-with-do_shortcode/)
* In my functions.php theme’s file, I have this code
* ```
add_filter( 'wpcf7_form_elements', 'mycustom_wpcf7_form_elements' );
function mycustom_wpcf7_form_elements( $form ) {
$form = do_shortcode( $form );
return $form;
}
```
* I need it to use some shortcodes within “Contact Form 7” creator. I realised
that “Contact Form 7 – Conditional Fields” is not working if I have that code.
Anyone have an idea to fix it?
* Regards.
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* Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
* (@jules-colle)
* [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompability-with-do_shortcode/#post-12423265)
* not sure what you mean exactly.. does this have anything to do with the conditional
fields plugin?
* Thread Starter [Cèsar Martí](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cesasrgalway/)
* (@cesasrgalway)
* [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompability-with-do_shortcode/#post-12424858)
* Yes. As I said, if you want to use shortcodes in Contact Form 7 you should have
that function. But if you have it, Conditional Fields is not working.
* Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
* (@jules-colle)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompability-with-do_shortcode/#post-12433291)
* I’m not aware of this function, can you link me to the CF7 documentation page
where you found this code?
* Thread Starter [Cèsar Martí](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cesasrgalway/)
* (@cesasrgalway)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompability-with-do_shortcode/#post-12435331)
* Hi Jules.
* I think there’s not any official documentation, it’s just a trick that uses a
lot of people in order to use shortcodes in CF7.
* By default, shortcodes are not allowed in CF7. As example, if you want to use
design shortcodes you have to use that code I said in functions.php of your theme
folder. Another easier example… image you have a [br] shortcode that when you
use it prints the
tag (it doesn’t have any sense, but it’s an easy example).
If you write [br] in CF7, you just will have that as a text instead of
(
a line break). That’s the reason to use that code with the do_shortcode function.
* I guess the incompatibility with “Contact Form 7 – Conditional Fields” is because
you use the functions “wpcf7_add_form_tag” or “wpcf7_add_shortcode” in “cf7cf.
php”, but it’s just an idea.
* I hope you can fix it.
* Regards and thanks for the feedback.
* Plugin Author [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
* (@jules-colle)
* [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompability-with-do_shortcode/#post-12469800)
* Hi I just tested this and it works. Make sure the shortcode exists.
* Adding only this line to your functions.php file should suffice:
* `add_filter( 'wpcf7_form_elements', 'do_shortcode' );`
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* Last reply from: [Jules Colle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jules-colle/)
* Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incompability-with-do_shortcode/#post-12469800)
* Status: resolved