Title: Using arbitrary shortcodes
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Using arbitrary shortcodes

 *  [nedh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nedh/)
 * (@nedh)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-arbitrary-shortcodes/)
 * Hi,
 * Is it possible to use arbitrary shortcodes in the template? I tried using a shortcode
   that comes with the theme I’m using but the shortcode doesn’t actually get executed.
 * Thank you
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 *  Plugin Author [Shazzad Hossain Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sajib1223/)
 * (@sajib1223)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-arbitrary-shortcodes/#post-5036909)
 * Other shortcodes aren’t executable except the plugin’s own shortcodes right now.
   What the plugin is using at present, does act like a shortcode, but those aren’t
   a regular shortcode, also can’t be used elsewhere else.
 * Thanks.
 *  [greg57](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greg57/)
 * (@greg57)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-arbitrary-shortcodes/#post-5037018)
 * Hello, it would indeed be great if we could use shortcodes from the template 
   or other plugins. Any prospects of having this soon?
 *  Plugin Author [Shazzad Hossain Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sajib1223/)
 * (@sajib1223)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-arbitrary-shortcodes/#post-5037019)
 * Possibly i will figure out a way to implement this very soon, by August i think.
 *  [awelsh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awelsh/)
 * (@awelsh)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-arbitrary-shortcodes/#post-5037039)
 * Have you figured out a way to do shortcodes yet? I’m wanting to wrap my content
   in an accordion but without being able to use shortcodes, it makes it impossible.
 * Thanks

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