Title: Shortcode in shortcode
Last modified: August 10, 2017

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# Shortcode in shortcode

 *  [pbrakkee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbrakkee/)
 * (@pbrakkee)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-shortcode-3/)
 * Hello,
 * Is there a way to use a shortcode inside the CF7DB shortcodes?
 * Something like this:
    [cfdb-table form=”Registration 3GC” search=”[user_email]”]
   where [user_email] is the e-mail address of the logged in user.
 * Or is there maybe an other way to do this?
 * Thanks in advance
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [pbrakkee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbrakkee/).

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 *  [Krakeling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krakeling/)
 * (@krakeling)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-in-shortcode-3/#post-9402414)
 * Hi Brakkee,
 * A cfdb shortcode in a cfdb shorcode is not possible. For your question I can 
   see two solutions.
 * 1) use $_GET. This is the easiest way. You use $_GET to transfer the input of
   a form to a post or page
 * `[cfdb-table form="List" show="AAA,BBB,CCC" filter="AAA=$_GET(e-mail)"]`
 * 2) Use the “Add Shortcodes Actions And Filters” plugin and create a shortcode
   and use a cookie. Here nesting shortcodes is allowed.
 *     ```
       setcookie('e-mail',$e-mail,time() + (86400 * 7)); // 86400 = 1 day
       $_COOKIE ['e-mail'] = $e-mail;
       echo do_shortcode( '[cfdb-table form="List" show="AAA,BBB,CCC" filter="AAA=$_COOKIE(e-mail)"]' );
       ```
   
 * Success
    en uh … kommie-ut-utreg?

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