Title: short code does nothing
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# short code does nothing

 *  Resolved [jasper2k1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasper2k1/)
 * (@jasper2k1)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-nothing/)
 * I have installed your plugin on a brand new wordpress installation – no other
   plugins active – and when I install your plugin the [aol] short code is placed
   on the HELLO WORLD page and it does nothing. It just renders as [aol] But I can
   link directly to a job advertisement.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/apply-online/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/apply-online/)

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 *  Thread Starter [jasper2k1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasper2k1/)
 * (@jasper2k1)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-nothing/#post-6823043)
 * I should probably note that I am running XAMPP on Mac OS
 *  Plugin Author [Farhan Noor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/farhannoor/)
 * (@farhannoor)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-nothing/#post-6823067)
 * hi Jasper
 * Make sure you wrote shortcode in a PAGE not in a POST. The default POST of WordPress
   installation starts with **HELLO WORLD** and default page has title **SAMPLE 
   PAGE**.
 * Thank you
    Farhan.
 *  [Madison Kinnard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mkinnard/)
 * (@mkinnard)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-nothing/#post-6823075)
 * He’s right, it doesn’t work. On a page, not a post.
 *  Plugin Author [Farhan Noor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/farhannoor/)
 * (@farhannoor)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-nothing/#post-6823169)
 * Hi Jasper and Madison.
 * A new version has been released to fix this issue. Please install the latest 
   release version 1.1 and share your thoughts here.
 * Thank you.
    Farhan.

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 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Farhan Noor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/farhannoor/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-does-nothing/#post-6823169)
 * Status: resolved