Title: Shortcode in php file
Last modified: October 19, 2020

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# Shortcode in php file

 *  Resolved [pawelb84](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pawelb84/)
 * (@pawelb84)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-php-file/)
 * Hello,
 * I have a problem with shortcode. When I am trying wrap my code in php file with
   <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[timed-content-rule id=”164″]’) ?>
    …my block of code…
   <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[/timed-content-rule]’) ?> it doesn`t work at all. Can
   someone tell me how to do it ?

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 *  Plugin Author [Arno Welzel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awelzel/)
 * (@awelzel)
 * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-php-file/#post-13551008)
 * You have to pass the whole content to `do_shortcode()`:
 *     ```
       $someContent = '[timed-content-rule id="164"]';
       $someContent .= '... more content ';
       $someContent .= '[/timed-content-rule]';
       echo do_shortcode($someContent);
       ```
   

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 * Last reply from: [Arno Welzel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awelzel/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-php-file/#post-13551008)
 * Status: resolved