Title: Shortcode
Last modified: February 9, 2021

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# Shortcode

 *  Resolved [yrmyrm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yrmyrm/)
 * (@yrmyrm)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-808/)
 * Hi,
    I’m trying to add Group widget (legacy) on a Page, with shortcode (and elementor).
   I’m using a child theme and didn’t quite understand where to put the additional
   text. Tried to add it to functions on the child theme and site crashed. Can you
   help?
 * Also, after creating a bot, is there another thing I need to do with that bot?
   Or just create it and add it as an admin to the group?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Manzoor Wani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manzoorwanijk/)
 * (@manzoorwanijk)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-808/#post-14027106)
 * For Legacy Widget to work:
    – Disable group privacy for the bot by sending `/
   setprivacy` command to `@BotFather`. – Add your bot to the group. – Add the widget
   on your website sidebar – Post some new message into the group – Wait for 5 minutes
   for the message to appear on the website.
 *  Thread Starter [yrmyrm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yrmyrm/)
 * (@yrmyrm)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-808/#post-14027575)
 * Thank you.
 * What if I want to set it on a page not on sidebar? In what file should I type
   the following code (in order for shortcode to work, and considering I’m using
   child theme)
 * > <?php
   >  if ( function_exists( ‘wptelegram_widget’ ) ) { $args = array( // ‘num_messages’
   > => 5, // ‘widget_width’ => 100, // ‘author_photo’ => ‘auto’, );
   >  wptelegram_widget( $args );
   >  } ?>
 * Thanks again
 *  [Manzoor Wani](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manzoorwanijk/)
 * (@manzoorwanijk)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-808/#post-14029007)
 * You can simply add the shortcode `[wptelegram-widget]` to the page content.
 *  Thread Starter [yrmyrm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yrmyrm/)
 * (@yrmyrm)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-808/#post-14029711)
 * Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-808/#post-14029711)
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