Title: Short Code Problem (Not parsing?)
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Short Code Problem (Not parsing?)

 *  [thebrandon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebrandon/)
 * (@thebrandon)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-problem-not-parsing/)
 * Hello everyone,
 * I’ve recently begun experimenting with the Short Codes in WordPress.
 * I’m an experienced PHP programmer but I’m having trouble getting WordPress to
   parse my codes.
 * I am using the “Mystique” theme.
 * I have modified the theme/mystique/functions.php to include:
 *     ```
       require_once('lib/settings.php');
   
       require_once('lib/shortcodes.php');
   
       require_once('lib/brandons_shortcodes.php');
       ```
   
 * (Brandons_Shortcodes obviously being my test files)
 * I have then made a brandons_shortcodes.php file inside the lib directory with
   this:
 *     ```
       <?php
   
       //Define the function (what you want the shortcode to do)
       function hello(){
       	return 'Hello World! I am a test shortcode! WOOT!';
       }
   
       //Add shortcode. The first value (hw) is how to call the short code, the 2nd value is the function it should execute.
       function add_shortcode('hw', 'hello');
       ?>
       ```
   
 * Now whenever I make a new post with [hw] it doesn’t do anything. It just prints“[
   hw]”
 * What am I doing wrong?

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 *  Thread Starter [thebrandon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebrandon/)
 * (@thebrandon)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-problem-not-parsing/#post-1291277)
 * I forgot to mention. This is for the site [http://nwflaa.com](http://nwflaa.com)
 * Right now I have a “testing shortcodes” post on the front page:
 * [http://www.nwflaa.com/](http://www.nwflaa.com/)
 *  Thread Starter [thebrandon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thebrandon/)
 * (@thebrandon)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-problem-not-parsing/#post-1291283)
 * Also, these are the plugins I am using:
 * Akismet
    All in One SEO Pack Bad Behavior Calendar Exclude Pages from Navigation
   Google XML Sitemaps I Like This Local Analytics My Page Order NextGEN Gallery
   Scissors SexyBookmarks Viper’s Video Quicktags WP-Cumulus
 *  [jennherasme](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennherasme/)
 * (@jennherasme)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-problem-not-parsing/#post-1291628)
 * I have the same problem! I installed the same on different servers, one is working
   the other one not.
 * The shortcodes not working on the primary server.
 * Did you find a solution?
 *  [ms_webcasa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ms_webcasa/)
 * (@ms_webcasa)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-problem-not-parsing/#post-1291635)
 * Did anyone find a solution? I’m having the exact same problem. I’ve worked with
   WP quite a while and never seen this happen.
 *  [remiturcotte](https://wordpress.org/support/users/remiturcotte/)
 * (@remiturcotte)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/short-code-problem-not-parsing/#post-1291648)
 * > Also, these are the plugins I am using:
   > Akismet
   >  All in One SEO Pack Bad Behavior Calendar Exclude Pages from Navigation
   > Google XML Sitemaps I Like This Local Analytics…
 * Shortcodes seems to have a conflict with your other plugins… I’ve modified the
   plugins that doesnt work because of “shortcode”. Instead i use a “add_filter”
   that looks like this: add_filter( “the_content”, “my_content_replace_function”);
 * IMO it’s better even from a performance standpoint because the shortcode lib (
   wp-includes/shortcodes.php) also uses “add_filter” to render html.

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