Title: Unable to parse shortcode
Last modified: June 12, 2017

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# Unable to parse shortcode

 *  [bernadettetp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernadettetp/)
 * (@bernadettetp)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-parse-shortcode/)
 * I am unable to parse this shortcode in Visual Composer. Is there a solution for
   this? I want the index to be at the bottom of a selected page with other content.
   I have to switch from back end editor and classic editor.
 * [https://postimg.org/image/jp95fesdn/](https://postimg.org/image/jp95fesdn/)
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 12 months ago by [bernadettetp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernadettetp/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Dani Llewellyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diddledani/)
 * (@diddledani)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-parse-shortcode/#post-9221627)
 * I have no idea how VC works. I avoid it like the plague. However, the shortcode
   that my plugin provides is completely normal and handled via WordPress’ standard
   mechanisms. Therefore the issue you’re having is, I believe, a bug in VC and 
   not my plugin. If you have evidence that the problem is on my side then I will
   happily take a look.
 * Note that interaction between my simple plugin, which follows standard WordPress
   mechanisms and techniques, and another plugin like VC, which changes the way 
   that WordPress works at such a deep and incompatible way, is likely to be an 
   attempt at futility.
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 12 months ago by [Dani Llewellyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diddledani/).
      Reason: silly auto correction of shortcode to shortcake
 *  Plugin Author [Dani Llewellyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diddledani/)
 * (@diddledani)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-parse-shortcode/#post-9221677)
 * Sorry, re-reading my reply I can see it was needlessly passive-aggressive. It
   looks like VC is incorrectly marking my shortcode as invalid, so I think VC needs
   fixing to loosen the restriction on shortcodes to allow it to accept `[a-z-listing]`
   as valid.

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 * Last reply from: [Dani Llewellyn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diddledani/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-parse-shortcode/#post-9221677)
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