Title: shortcode does not work
Last modified: August 6, 2020

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# shortcode does not work

 *  Resolved [cerovy2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cerovy2/)
 * (@cerovy2)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-28/)
 * i keep getting the message [ivory-search 404 “The search form 0 does not exist”]
   
   any time i place the short code in the top bar of a plugin [Top-Bar CodeBulls
   plugin]
 * [https://ibb.co/YTxqdPf](https://ibb.co/YTxqdPf)

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 *  Plugin Author [Vinod Dalvi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinod-dalvi/)
 * (@vinod-dalvi)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-28/#post-13216943)
 * I hope you are well today and thank you for your question.
 * Could you please also share the screenshot of the screen where you are adding
   the search shortcode in the top bar so that I can troubleshoot it?
 * Best regards,
 *  Thread Starter [cerovy2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cerovy2/)
 * (@cerovy2)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-28/#post-13218286)
 * [https://ibb.co/HPStY1s](https://ibb.co/HPStY1s)
 * [https://ibb.co/zQz0gwF](https://ibb.co/zQz0gwF)
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by [cerovy2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cerovy2/).
 *  Plugin Author [Vinod Dalvi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinod-dalvi/)
 * (@vinod-dalvi)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-28/#post-13219105)
 * I have tested the issue on my website using Top-Bar CodeBulls plugin and found
   out this is an issue of the Top-Bar CodeBulls plugin as it uses below code in
   its generate-top-bar.php file
 * `html_entity_decode(do_shortcode($options_content['left-content-top-bar-plugin']))`
 * Instead, it should be as below.
 * `do_shortcode(html_entity_decode($options_content['left-content-top-bar-plugin']))`
 * Please notify this issue to the Top-Bar CodeBulls plugin developer to resolve
   it.

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 * [Ivory Search - WordPress Search Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-search-to-menu/)
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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Vinod Dalvi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vinod-dalvi/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-28/#post-13219105)
 * Status: resolved