Title: Shortcode for Version 1.8 broken?
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Shortcode for Version 1.8 broken?

 *  Resolved [JasonDomestiqueDigital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasondomestiquedigital/)
 * (@jasondomestiquedigital)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-for-version-18-broken/)
 * Hi,
 * I installed Version 1.8 of your plugin and now want to place it in the footer
   of a website I’m building for a client. However, all I’m seeing is the shortcode
   text on the site, not the content.
 * [http://www.domestiquedigital.com/domestiquedigitalstaging1/](http://www.domestiquedigital.com/domestiquedigitalstaging1/)(
   the right footer widget)
 * First I used this shortcode, which didn’t work:
 * [wp_social_sharing social_options=’facebook,twitter,googleplus,linkedin,pinterest’
   twitter_username=’arjun077′ facebook_text=’Share on Facebook’ twitter_text=’Share
   on Twitter’ googleplus_text=’Share on Google+’ linkedin_text=’Share on Linkedin’
   pinterest_text=”Share on Pinterest” icon_order=’f,t,g,l,p’ show_icons=’0′ before_button_text
   =” text_position=” social_image=”]
 * Then, based on the settings I chose, I tried this shortcode:
 * [wp_social_sharing social_options=’facebook,twitter,linkedin’ facebook_text=’
   Share on Facebook’ twitter_text=’Share on Twitter’ linkedin_text=’Share on Linkedin’
   icon_order=’f,t,l’ show_icons=‘3’ before_button_text=’Share this site with your
   family and friends’ text_position=‘Top’ social_image=‘none’]
 * Neither worked. Any ideas?
 * Thanks for your help.
    -Jason
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-social-sharing/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-social-sharing/)

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 *  [HoodSiegal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hoodsiegal/)
 * (@hoodsiegal)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-for-version-18-broken/#post-6570389)
 * It sounds like your widgets are not parsing shortcodes. If that is the case, 
   no shortcode of any kind would work there. You will need to add the following
   to your functions.php file (preferably in a child theme):
 * add_filter(‘widget_text’, ‘do_shortcode’);

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-for-version-18-broken/#post-6570389)
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