Title: Subscription Shortcode Broken
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Subscription Shortcode Broken

 *  Resolved [DaveZ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davezatz/)
 * (@davezatz)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/)
 * In the last few weeks, the Subscription module shortcode stopped working. It 
   renders as the text of the shortcode rather than the subscription details and
   button. Now sure if this was due to the last Jetpack update or a conflict with
   another plugin. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
 * Here’s the code:
    [jetpack_subscription_form]
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jetpack/)

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 *  Thread Starter [DaveZ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davezatz/)
 * (@davezatz)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763057)
 * It appears to work in posts, but it no longer works in text widgets – which is
   where I need it. Hmmmm.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Richard Archambault](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmtl/)
 * (@richardmtl)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763213)
 * Hi there,
 * shortcodes won’t work in regular WordPress text widgets. Have a look at this 
   plugin:
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-in-sidebar-widgets/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-in-sidebar-widgets/)
 * Or a quick Google gave me these sites with a way to code it yourself:
 * [http://dannyvankooten.com/630/enabling-shortcodes-in-widgets-quick-wordpress-tip/](http://dannyvankooten.com/630/enabling-shortcodes-in-widgets-quick-wordpress-tip/)
   
   [http://digwp.com/2010/03/shortcodes-in-widgets/](http://digwp.com/2010/03/shortcodes-in-widgets/)
   [http://stephanieleary.com/2010/02/using-shortcodes-everywhere/](http://stephanieleary.com/2010/02/using-shortcodes-everywhere/)
 *  Thread Starter [DaveZ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davezatz/)
 * (@davezatz)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763214)
 * Well, it worked until about 10 or 15 days ago… 😉
 * But I’ll research one of the other solutions you linked, thanks!!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Richard Archambault](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmtl/)
 * (@richardmtl)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763216)
 * Hmm, are you certain that didn’t just have the Subscription widget, instead of
   using the Shortcode? In fact, why don’t you use the widget? Is there a particular
   reason?
 *  Thread Starter [DaveZ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davezatz/)
 * (@davezatz)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763219)
 * 100% positive. My post width is 600px and I have one widget area directly below
   the content, above the comments. Using some div tags and my theme’s hooks, I 
   split a single text widget into two 300px wide areas – one side presents a 300
   ×250 ad unit and the other displayed the Jetpack subscription form via shortcode.
 * Anyhow, modifying my functions.php with the info from that dannyvankooten link
   you provided resolved the issue. But hopefully I haven’t reduced security in 
   some way by doing so.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Richard Archambault](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmtl/)
 * (@richardmtl)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763225)
 * Ah, so it sounds like you did more than just a basic Text Widget then, which 
   probably explains it somehow.
 * As for security, no, that should have no impact on security. Glad you worked 
   it out!
 *  Thread Starter [DaveZ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davezatz/)
 * (@davezatz)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763227)
 * It’s pretty basic… Here’s what in my Text widget:
 *     ```
       <div class="row-fluid">
       <div class="span6">
       *ad code here*
       </div>
       <div class="span6">
       [jetpack_subscription_form]
       </div>
       </div>
       ```
   

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subscription-shortcode-broken/#post-3763227)
 * Status: resolved