Title: Shortcode in 'link' field
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Shortcode in 'link' field

 *  [artisanwebsites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artisanwebsites/)
 * (@artisanwebsites)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-link-field/)
 * Hi,
 * Is there a way to get a shortcode working in the link field of the widget?
 * I have my site on a temporary domain, so it looks something like [http://12.23.34.456/mydomain.co.uk/](http://12.23.34.456/mydomain.co.uk/)
 * When i put a page name in the link field it just goes to [http://page-name](http://page-name),
   if i put a slash in front of the page name it goes to [http://12.23.34.456/page-name](http://12.23.34.456/page-name)
 * I’ve tried using add_filter(‘widget_text’, ‘do_shortcode’); but i guess this 
   only works for a text widget. Is there something that would work for the image
   widget so that i don’t have to put the absolute url in every link, thus having
   to change it when i make the site live?
 * Thanks in advance.
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