Title: Insert Shortcode button in the Customizer
Last modified: February 28, 2018

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# Insert Shortcode button in the Customizer

 *  [Tony G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starbuck/)
 * (@starbuck)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-shortcode-button-in-the-customizer/)
 * Some plugins make use of TinyMCE within a Customizer component. I know nothing
   about how that works yet. The idea here is that rather than just using the Customizer
   API for maintaining Appearance for Themes, it can be used as a control bar for
   designing other document types, like HTML for an email.
 * The Shortcodes Ultimate button “Insert Shortcode” appears by default in all TinyMCE
   headers. When it is in the TinyMCE header in one of those Customizer implementations,
   the popup form doesn’t launch.
 * This is not just with this plugin, it seems to be with all plugins.
 * So this is a heads-up that something may be up with TinyMCE usage within the 
   Customizer, and with buttons launched from its header. I’m hoping that since 
   this plugin makes use of TinyMCE that Vladimir will look into this and perhaps
   provide some insight that can be helpful to anyone else who is doing this.
 * If I get any info on this, I’ll report back here – whether it’s a bug in core
   or TinyMCE, or if I find another developer who has found a solution.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [Tony G](https://wordpress.org/support/users/starbuck/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/insert-shortcode-button-in-the-customizer/)
 * Status: not resolved