Title: Shortcode does not go away! Last modified: April 21, 2023 --- # Shortcode does not go away! * Resolved [Praveen Kumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spk100/) * (@spk100) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/) * I had set up ads with automatic injection after 1 paragraph and all worked fine. * Now, I removed this ad and wanted to disable the plugin. But after I disable the plugin, this shortcode appears in all the posts. * Only when I keep the plugin activated the code is hidden from front end. * What should I do to remove this short code? * I looked into the post code (editor view in the backend) and this short code is not present. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * (@schmidt25) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16674937) * Hi Praveen, * Thanks for reporting your problem. * Can you please clarify if you used a Post Content placement for the automatic injection or if you manually embedded shortcodes for ads/manual placements into your posts? * Can you also please post the shortcode here? * Best regards, * Joachim * Thread Starter [Praveen Kumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spk100/) * (@spk100) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16675132) * Hi [@schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * I used the post content placement. Not manual option. * The code is [the_ad_group id=”3159″] * I can confirm that I have deleted all the ads, all the placements and all the adgroups. There isn’t anything in the backend. * [schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * (@schmidt25) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16675184) * Hi, * Thanks for your prompt reply. If you add shortcodes into your posts but delete later the plugin that executes those shortcoes, they should show up as a shortcode. Advanced Ads (and not other plugin) cannot edit your posts and remove manually injected shortcodes after deinstallation. * If you injected too many shortcodes that it would be much work to delete them manually, you might use a search and replace plugin like [Search & Replace](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search-and-replace/) to automate this task. * Best regards, * Joachim * Thread Starter [Praveen Kumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spk100/) * (@spk100) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16675273) * Hi [@schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * As I mentioned **I did not manually insert any shortcode**. I used the placement option inside AdvancedAds to show the ads after the 1st paragraph. * [schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * (@schmidt25) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16675746) * Hi Praveen, * Sorry for misunderstanding you. This potential error is new to me. I want to summarize to ensure that I understand your issue correctly now. 1. You have a content placement and assigned an ad group to it 2. You disabled the Advanced Ads and afterward, the ad group’s shortcode persists in all your posts? * Can you please provide a link to your website? * Best regards, * Joachim * Thread Starter [Praveen Kumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spk100/) * (@spk100) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16675801) * Hi [@schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * That is correct. * This is my [website](https://www.kollywoodzone.com/boxoffice/) – at the moment, the plugin is active but there are no ads, ad groups or placements. I have deleted them all. You can go into any category and you will not see the short code. * [schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * (@schmidt25) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16675845) * Hi Praveen, * This is strange because the code of Advanced Ads does not include the possibility that the plugin automatically adds shortcodes. * I noticed that you have an active license, and I would like to take the chance to look at which instance serves this shortcode. Can you please [contact our support](https://wpadvancedads.com/support/) with reference to this thread? I will stick with your problem. * Best regards, * Joachim * Thread Starter [Praveen Kumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spk100/) * (@spk100) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16675949) * Thank you. I am sending an email right away. * [schmidt25](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schmidt25/) * (@schmidt25) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16680724) * We could resolve this problem. In the theme options there was a hidden setting, which allowed the theme to insert this shortcode automatically into the posts. * Thread Starter [Praveen Kumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spk100/) * (@spk100) * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-go-away/#post-16680765) * Oh.. Great. Thank you so much. 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