Title: Sidebar widget works, shortcode doesn’t Last modified: March 27, 2020 --- # Sidebar widget works, shortcode doesn’t * Resolved [lieska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lieska/) * (@lieska) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/) * Hi, this is a great plugin, but for some reason I just can’t get the shortcode show anything but “Sorry. No data so far.” No cache plugin at the moment and I’ve tried different settings in Tools/Data. In example page the non-working shortcode is in content area and working widget in sidebar. I added also the shortcode to the sidebar, it’s not working there either. * The shortcode is default example (I’ve tried different settings, no help) [wpp range=”last1days” limit=5 stats_views=1 order_by=”views”] * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12591758) * Hi [@lieska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lieska/), * `last1days` is not a valid value for the `range` parameter (see **Settings > WordPress Popular Posts > Parameters** for more details.) * If you want to show the most viewed posts from the last 24 hours, try this instead: * `[wpp range='last24hours' limit=5 stats_views=1 order_by='views']` * Thread Starter [lieska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lieska/) * (@lieska) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12592074) * Hi Héctor, yeah ok, that was just one of my tests. Anyway any value there doesn’t work. * Now I have in sidebar shortcode [wpp range=’last24hours’ limit=5 stats_views= 1 order_by=’views’] Same result. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12592348) * Try pasting that shortcode into an actual WP page and see if the issue persists or not. If it works on a page but not on the widget then the widget is what’s causing the problem. * Thread Starter [lieska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lieska/) * (@lieska) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12592381) * It is in the home page also where there is no sidebar, not working there either.( It’s under TOP30 heading.) * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12592707) * How odd. Is the widget also configured to show the top viewed posts from the last 24 hours? Also, which editor are you using on your site? * Thread Starter [lieska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lieska/) * (@lieska) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12592812) * Yes, now it is. But as I told, I’ve tried different settings, shortcode doesn’t work, widget does. I have Astra theme with Gutenberg editor. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12592843) * Alright, I’ve tested the shortcode with Gutenberg before and as far as I know it worked normally but I’ll give it another test as soon as I can and post back my results here. - This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/). Reason: Fixed typo * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12599681) * Hi [@lieska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lieska/), * So I tried adding the WPP shortcode to a post via the Gutenberg editor and everything worked as expected: * ![WPP shortcode in Gutenberg's editor via the shortcode block](https://i0.wp. com/i.postimg.cc/HWX0tPg7/wpp-shortcode-on-gutenberg-editor.jpg?ssl=1) * ![WPP widget settings](https://i0.wp.com/i.postimg.cc/0Nv1b4Pd/wpp-widget-settings. jpg?ssl=1) * ![Homepage displaying both the shortcode and the widget as expected](https:// i0.wp.com/i.postimg.cc/kXypT5m8/homepage.jpg?ssl=1) * This was with the Twenty Twenty theme (included by default with WordPress now.) * Thread Starter [lieska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lieska/) * (@lieska) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12607797) * Hi Héctor. I tried the default (same) theme as you, no change. I also disabled all the other plugins, no help. This is really really strange. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12607825) * No idea then, unfortunately. The problem is likely being caused by something on your side, as shown before I wasn’t able to reproduce it on a clean WP install. You’ll need to figure out what that _something_ is so I may be able to help out. * Plugin Author [Hector Cabrera](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcabrera/) * (@hcabrera) * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-works-shortcode-doesnt/#post-12642964) * Marking as **resolved** due to inactivity. 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