Title: Shortcode not working, no posts displayed
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Shortcode not working, no posts displayed

 *  Resolved [DonnaMiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donnamiller/)
 * (@donnamiller)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-no-posts-displayed/)
 * I have installed the plugin and activated it. I want it to display a randomized
   list of posts on specific pages, so I’m using the following shortcode:
 * [arpw thumbnail=”true” thumbnail_size=”thumbnail” title=“true” title_url=“true”
   limit=“20” taxonomy=”27″ thumbnail_align=”left” excerpt=“true” excerpt_length
   =”10″ date=”false”]
 * Nothing is showing up though. 27 is a valid category number, and there are posts
   in that category.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-random-posts-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-random-posts-widget/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [satrya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satrya/)
 * (@satrya)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-no-posts-displayed/#post-6489002)
 * Please try to just use `[arpw]`. The posts appear?
 *  [cristianweiser](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cristianweiser/)
 * (@cristianweiser)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-no-posts-displayed/#post-6489201)
 * I`m using [arpw thumbnail=”false” limit=”10″] and the thumbnails appear. I want
   to not show them. Please help
 *  Plugin Contributor [satrya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satrya/)
 * (@satrya)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-no-posts-displayed/#post-6489227)
 * Hello,
    I’m sorry for late reply. That’s weird, please try to reinstall the plugin.

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 * Last reply from: [satrya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/satrya/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-not-working-no-posts-displayed/#post-6489227)
 * Status: resolved