Title: Shortcode shows as text
Last modified: May 18, 2018

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# Shortcode shows as text

 *  [gulliver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gulliver/)
 * (@gulliver)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-shows-as-text/)
 * I’ve been using CF7 for years, on many sites.
 * On a new install… the shortcode is showing as text, rather than displaying a 
   form.

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