Title: The eval code in the plugin code
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# The eval code in the plugin code

 *  Resolved [MHalukK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhalukk/)
 * (@mhalukk)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-eval-code-in-the-plugin-code/)
 * Hi there,
    I’m just curious;
 * Why do you need the ‘?>’ piece in the eval code below?
 * eval( ‘?>’ . $text ); // which is in your plugin code
 * I understand that it won’t work without it and that you do need it, but could
   not figure out what is it that’s doing.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-shortcode-and-php-support-in-text-widget/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/enable-shortcode-and-php-support-in-text-widget/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Collins Agbonghama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/collizo4sky/)
 * (@collizo4sky)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-eval-code-in-the-plugin-code/#post-6503836)
 * I can’t remember why i added it again. Sorry 😀

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 * Last reply from: [Collins Agbonghama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/collizo4sky/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-eval-code-in-the-plugin-code/#post-6503836)
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