Title: Shortcode category
Last modified: October 13, 2021

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# Shortcode category

 *  [amafo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amafo78/)
 * (@amafo78)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-category-3/)
 * Hi. Can you create a shortcode with a specific category?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fshortcode-category-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
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 *  Plugin Support [Elvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ejcabquina/)
 * (@ejcabquina)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-category-3/#post-14968429)
 * Hi there,
 * Yes you can specify the category of a wpsp shortcode.
 * Example: Setting category term of Movies with slug `movies`
 * `[wp_show_posts id="1234" settings="taxonomy=category&tax_term=movies"]`
 *  Thread Starter [amafo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amafo78/)
 * (@amafo78)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-category-3/#post-14969757)
 * Thank you. It would also be great to be able to duplicate already created shortcodes.
 *  Plugin Support [Elvin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ejcabquina/)
 * (@ejcabquina)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-category-3/#post-14971938)
 * > Thank you. It would also be great to be able to duplicate already created shortcodes.
 * Not exactly sure what you mean.
 * But if you wish to use the same WPSP list but modify the category used, you can
   do that.
 * Example: WPSP id of 1234 displaying category term “dogs” and “cats”
 * `[wp_show_posts id="1234" settings="taxonomy=category&tax_term=dogs"]`
 * `[wp_show_posts id="1234" settings="taxonomy=category&tax_term=cats"]`
 * These 2 shortcodes are both valid and can be used on the same page simultaneously.

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