Title: Using brackets in widets
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Using brackets in widets

 *  [mlogos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mlogos/)
 * (@mlogos)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-brackets-in-widets/)
 * Is it not possible to us brackets in widgets at all. No matter what I’ve tried,
   from polls to merge codes, the brackets with the text inside them display – that’s
   all. They don’t execute.
 * Thanks

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-brackets-in-widets/#post-1157330)
 * Assuming you mean [shortcodes], these normally need to be placed within the body
   of a post or page. So, the short answer is – No, they won’t work in a widget.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-brackets-in-widets/#post-1157330)
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