Title: Plugin has no effect.
Last modified: May 7, 2017

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# Plugin has no effect.

 *  Resolved [dirkmittler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dirkmittler/)
 * (@dirkmittler)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-effect-7/)
 * Hello.
 * I have installed the plugin and activated it.
 * However, the broken shortcode still appears. This is an example:
 * [http://dirkmittler.homeip.net/blog/archives/2870](http://dirkmittler.homeip.net/blog/archives/2870)
 * The shortcode named [tp] … [/tp] still appears, even though it no longer has 
   a handler. What gives?
 * Dirk
 * (Edit : )
    Never mind. I have used a plugin instead, which was written by somebody
   else. That one works.
    -  This topic was modified 9 years ago by [dirkmittler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dirkmittler/).
    -  This topic was modified 9 years ago by [dirkmittler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dirkmittler/).

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 * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-effect-7/)
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