Title: Shortcode in AdCode
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Shortcode in AdCode

 *  Resolved [KZeni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kzeni/)
 * (@kzeni)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-adcode/)
 * This is more of a feature request. I have a workaround for those that might want
   it, but I would really like an officially implemented way to use shortcode within
   the AdCode.
 * My workaround is simple… open **adrotate-output.php**, find **line 441** where
   it says:
 *     ```
       return $banner_output;
       ```
   
 * and change that to:
 *     ```
       return do_shortcode($banner_output);
       ```
   
 * That’s it! You can now use shortcode in ads as you please.
 * If this feature is added to the plugin officially, I can suggest having a site-
   wide setting or a banner-specific option, but really… I’d be happy if this was
   simply done to all AdCode.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adrotate/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adrotate/)

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-adcode/)
 * Status: resolved