Title: Shortcode does not work with CPT Last modified: July 31, 2019 --- # Shortcode does not work with CPT * Resolved [jaswinder657](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaswinder657/) * (@jaswinder657) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-with-cpt/) * Hi, I am trying to call the shortcode in sidebar * [SimpleYearlyArchive posttype=”my post type slug”] * It keeps showing me the yearly archive of blog page posts and not for my CPT. * I tried the filter as well, provided here – [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-yearly-archive/#how%20can%20i%20change%20query%20parameters%3F](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-yearly-archive/#how%20can%20i%20change%20query%20parameters%3F) * with post_type query argument of WP_Query, then it doesn’t work at all. * Any thoughts? Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * Plugin Author [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/) * (@alphawolf) * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-with-cpt/#post-11786589) * Hi, * have you tried using the post type ID instead of the post type slug in the shortcode? * `[SimpleYearlyArchive posttype=""]` - This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/). Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) The topic ‘Shortcode does not work with CPT’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-yearly-archive/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1162212) * [Simple Yearly Archive](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-yearly-archive/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-yearly-archive/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-yearly-archive/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-yearly-archive/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-yearly-archive/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-yearly-archive/reviews/) * 1 reply * 2 participants * Last reply from: [wpseek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphawolf/) * Last activity: [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-does-not-work-with-cpt/#post-11786589) * Status: resolved