Title: Placing Shortcode in index.php or page.php
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Placing Shortcode in index.php or page.php

 *  [THE11thROCK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/the11throckgmailcom/)
 * (@the11throckgmailcom)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/placing-shortcode-in-indexphp-or-pagephp/)
 * Is it possible to make this work that shortcodes display the lists in either 
   wordpress theme’s index.php or page.php? Tried to do this but it hasn’t worked
   yet. Any tips?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/list-category-posts/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/list-category-posts/)

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 *  [sfregolina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sfregolina/)
 * (@sfregolina)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/placing-shortcode-in-indexphp-or-pagephp/#post-7152595)
 * Hi,
 * I’d like to do something similar – showing a list of posts on the index page 
   which changes when I select the categories.
 * Did you resolve this issue?
 * Thanks
 *  [abretado](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abretado/)
 * (@abretado)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/placing-shortcode-in-indexphp-or-pagephp/#post-7152596)
 * You can try setting this in the php file `<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( ‘YourSidebar’)):?
   >
    <?php dynamic_sidebar( ‘YourSidebar’ ); ?> <?php endif; ?>`
 * Then add the list category widget to YourSidebar.
 * Hopefully I have pointed you in the general direction.

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 * Last reply from: [abretado](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abretado/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/placing-shortcode-in-indexphp-or-pagephp/#post-7152596)
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