Title: Replacing shortcode doesn’t work
Last modified: May 17, 2018

---

# Replacing shortcode doesn’t work

 *  Resolved [timmiieehh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timmiieehh/)
 * (@timmiieehh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-shortcode-doesnt-work/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m using the free version of this plugin and I’m trying to replace [NEXForms
   id=”11″] with [contact-form-7 id=”4056″ title=”Inschrijfformulier”]. In practice
   I need to replace the contact form with a different kind. But it doesn’t work.
   Is this plugin capable of replacing the shortcode before it executes? thanks 
   in advance.
 * Tim.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Freplacing-shortcode-doesnt-work%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

 *  Plugin Author [Marios Alexandrou](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marios-alexandrou/)
 * (@marios-alexandrou)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-10290132)
 * The plugin can’t replace a shortcode because shortcodes are “expanded” into the
   code they represent before this plugin executes. This plugin has been purposefully
   designed to be the last thing that executes so that it can modify things in their
   final state after WordPress, theme files, and plugins have finished doing their
   thing.
 *  Thread Starter [timmiieehh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timmiieehh/)
 * (@timmiieehh)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-10290260)
 * Thanks, but that’s too bad. I will search further.
 *  [thirstyjon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thirstyjon/)
 * (@thirstyjon)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-10453369)
 * [@timmiieehh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timmiieehh/), did you find 
   anything that does this?
 * Replacing shortcodes throughout my site with other shortcodes is the MAIN thing
   I’m looking for.
 *  [thirstyjon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thirstyjon/)
 * (@thirstyjon)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-10453372)
 * [@marios-alexandrou](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marios-alexandrou/)
 * The ability to work with shortcodes would be a GREAT feature for you to consider!
 * Especially if you could turn that on per item.
 * In other words, the plugin would work as it does now, except you could check 
   a box that says “this is a shortcode” that would cause the plugin to change the
   shortcode before it is “expanded.”
 * 🙂

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

The topic ‘Replacing shortcode doesn’t work’ is closed to new replies.

 * ![](https://ps.w.org/real-time-find-and-replace/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1347950)
 * [Real-Time Find and Replace](https://wordpress.org/plugins/real-time-find-and-replace/)
 * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/real-time-find-and-replace/#faq)
 * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/real-time-find-and-replace/)
 * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/real-time-find-and-replace/active/)
 * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/real-time-find-and-replace/unresolved/)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/real-time-find-and-replace/reviews/)

 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [thirstyjon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thirstyjon/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replacing-shortcode-doesnt-work/#post-10453372)
 * Status: resolved