Title: shortcode not working
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# shortcode not working

 *  Resolved [ShatteredChain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shatteredchain/)
 * (@shatteredchain)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-5/)
 * I installed the CS2 and set it up but the shortcode is not working on the widgets.
   All it shows is the code itself. i.e. you see the code on the widget [cycloneslider
   id=”widgetslider”]
 * here’s my url [shatteredchain.com/](http://shatteredchainrecords.com/)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cyclone-slider-2/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cyclone-slider-2/)

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 *  Thread Starter [ShatteredChain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shatteredchain/)
 * (@shatteredchain)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-5/#post-3191629)
 * hmm.. I changed the theme and now it works. but for the majority of the themes
   I tested, it did not work. any ideas on what would be causing this problem with
   the other themes?
 *  Plugin Author [kosinix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kosinix/)
 * (@kosinix)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-5/#post-3191644)
 * Shortcode inside text widgets are not enabled by default in WordPress. You need
   to add this to your functions.php:
 *     ```
       add_filter('widget_text','do_shortcode');
       ```
   
 * Some themes already have this code while others don’t (eg. twentyeleven). That’s
   why in some theme it works while in others it doesn’t.
 *  Thread Starter [ShatteredChain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shatteredchain/)
 * (@shatteredchain)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-5/#post-3191653)
 * Thanks, kosinix.
 * Where do I add this into functions.php?
    Meaning, does it matter where I place
   the code or should it go into a specific section?
 *  Thread Starter [ShatteredChain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shatteredchain/)
 * (@shatteredchain)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-5/#post-3191657)
 * Nm.. I got it. Thanks again. That fixed it!
 *  [goldenimage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goldenimage/)
 * (@goldenimage)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-5/#post-3191761)
 * I added the code above and
    Prev Next ‘);?>
 * appears where the slideshow should be.

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 * Last reply from: [goldenimage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/goldenimage/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-5/#post-3191761)
 * Status: resolved