Title: [Plugin: Get Post] do_shortcode not working
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Get Post] do_shortcode not working

 *  [bricklauncher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bricklauncher/)
 * (@bricklauncher)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-get-post-do_shortcode-not-working/)
 * Trying to use the shortcode within a page template.
 * `<?php echo do_shortcode("[get-post category=front-page-news]"); ?>`
 * It’s only outputting
 * [get-post category=front-page-news]
 * Any idea?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/get-post/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/get-post/)

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 *  Thread Starter [bricklauncher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bricklauncher/)
 * (@bricklauncher)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-get-post-do_shortcode-not-working/#post-2872703)
 * Also tried
 * `<?php do_shortcode("[get-post category=front-page-news]"); ?>`
 * but to no avail

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