Title: Shortcode to initially show table? Last modified: April 8, 2024 --- # Shortcode to initially show table? * Resolved [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyzer/) * (@shyzer) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/) * I have all of my tables of content initially hidden & collapsed. However, is there a shortcode that I can use on a singular table to make it initially show expanded? I see in the documentation that [initial_view=”hide”] is registered, but is there an alternative like [initial_view=”show”]? Thank you! Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Plugin Author [Magazine3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magazine3/) * (@magazine3) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17561602) * Hi, thank you for reaching out to us. The default behaviour is initially open and if you want to hide then you can use this shortcode. Also, please share your use case with reference, we will help you out on it * Thread Starter [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyzer/) * (@shyzer) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17563913) * Thanks for the reply! I have the setting “Initial View: Initially hide the table of contents” checked because I want to initially hide the view for most of my tables. This successfully overrides the default behavior throughout my site.However, there are one or two tables where I’d like to initially show the table instead. Is there anything registered with the shortcode that would allow me to do this? Or would I need to uncheck the “Initial View” setting and then manually add the initial_view=”hide” to all my shortcode where I want to hide the table? * Plugin Author [Magazine3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magazine3/) * (@magazine3) * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17610173) * Hi, Thank you for sharing this. We have raised a GitHub ticket in our repository regarding this concern and it will be addressed in the upcoming update. We kindly request your patience in the meantime. * Here is the ticket: [https://github.com/ahmedkaludi/Easy-Table-of-Contents/issues/732](https://github.com/ahmedkaludi/Easy-Table-of-Contents/issues/732) * Thread Starter [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyzer/) * (@shyzer) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17678150) * Thank you, I’ll be on the lookout for that upcoming update! * Plugin Author [Magazine3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magazine3/) * (@magazine3) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17681517) * Sure, once we release the new version, we’ll update you here. * [bmoooooo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmoooooo/) * (@bmoooooo) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17693623) * Yes, I need this too. Thanks * Plugin Author [Magazine3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magazine3/) * (@magazine3) * [2 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17695389) * [@bmoooooo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bmoooooo/) : Sure, we will update you here once we will release the new version. Kindly request your patience till the time. * Plugin Author [Magazine3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magazine3/) * (@magazine3) * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17756114) * Hi All, We have released the new update **version 2.0.66 **in which we have fixed this issue. Kindly update the plugin once with the new version, clear the cache once and retry. Please let us know if issue persist. * Thread Starter [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyzer/) * (@shyzer) * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17758770) * Hey Magazine3, thank you so much for the speedy implementation! I hate to say that it doesn’t seem to be working for me at the moment, however. I updated up to version 2.0.66.1, cleared my cache, and then tried placing [ez-toc initial_view =”show”] on a few pages. I didn’t change any of the other settings with my plugin installation. But the TOC still initially appear as hidden, not shown.Is there anything else I need to do in order to get the initial_view=”show” to work? Thanks!** Update:** The new feature seems to work on my staging site, so perhaps there’s a conflict elsewhere on my live site. I’ll investigate further tonight. - This reply was modified 2 years ago by [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyzer/). - This reply was modified 2 years ago by [Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyzer/). * Plugin Author [Magazine3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magazine3/) * (@magazine3) * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-to-initially-show-table/#post-17759127) * Hi @[Steven](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shyzer/) , Yes we have checked on our end and its working fine. Kindly check the conflict once on your end, If still facing any issue kindly let us know. 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