Title: Shortcode column not functioning
Last modified: October 8, 2020

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# Shortcode column not functioning

 *  Resolved [cschot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cschot/)
 * (@cschot)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-column-not-functioning/)
 * I created the following shortcode:
 * add_shortcode( ‘shortcode_test’, function(){
    echo ‘test’; });
 * Then I created a column with type shortcode and selected the shortcode ‘shortcode_test’
   from the list.
    After saving the column set the column became visible. But the
   value of the field was a dash, rather than the word test, which I was expecting.

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 *  Plugin Author [Stefan van den Dungen Gronovius](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dungengronovius/)
 * (@dungengronovius)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-column-not-functioning/#post-13512237)
 * Please notice that our Shortcode does not render the shortcode itself. It checks
   the content of your post and tries to find any matched shortcodes and renders
   it in the column. So in order to display something, you’ll need to use the shortcode
   in your content. We don’t have a column for what I think you’re trying to accomplish.

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 * Last activity: [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-column-not-functioning/#post-13512237)
 * Status: resolved