Title: Shortcode changed by editor
Last modified: November 4, 2020

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# Shortcode changed by editor

 *  [dusemedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dusemedia/)
 * (@dusemedia)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-changed-by-editor/)
 * When I paste a Caldera shortcode, for example `[caldera_form id="CF5dd4ed3d3cfd4"]`,
   in the text/code mode in the Classic Editor and saves, the shortcode changes 
   to:
 * `[caldera_form id=\"CF5dd4ed3d3cfd4\"]`
 * This breaks the shortcode. But if I change the shortcode to:
 * `[caldera_form id=CF5dd4ed3d3cfd4]`
 * it will not be distorted when saving and the form displays. However, this is 
   not the exact shortcode that I get when clicking “Get Shortcode” in Caldera Forms.
 * So my question is: is it safe to use the shortcode without wrapping the form 
   ID in “?

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