Title: Issue with Shortcode
Last modified: February 3, 2023

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# Issue with Shortcode

 *  Resolved [thelawbrigade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thelawbrigade/)
 * (@thelawbrigade)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-shortcode-7/)
 * Hi Jeff,
 * I am using SDC Plugin with a shortcode [sdc_count id=”34928″]. It should display
   a count of the downloads. However, the output is in this format
 * [Download Post Name -12 Downloads]
 * I just want the number 12. I do not want the Downloads at the end or the Download
   Post Name at the beginning.
 * I can even manage with “12 Downloads” but the before that the post name starts
   showing which are long names and I do not want to show that. If I wanted to output
   the file name I would have gone with the other variation of the shortcode.
 * I there a way I can stop this from showing? Please help.

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 *  Plugin Author [Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialk/)
 * (@specialk)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-shortcode-7/#post-16435436)
 * Glad to help. As explained in the plugin [Installation docs](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-download-counter/#installation),
   you can set the before and after text. So for yours just do this:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       [sdc_count id="123" before="" after=""]
       ```
   
 * ..and change the id to the actual id of your download.
 * Should do the trick, let me know if I can provide any further infos.
 *  Thread Starter [thelawbrigade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thelawbrigade/)
 * (@thelawbrigade)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-shortcode-7/#post-16435476)
 * Thank you. It is working now.

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 * Last reply from: [thelawbrigade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thelawbrigade/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/issue-with-shortcode-7/#post-16435476)
 * Status: resolved