Title: Wrong shortcode initialized
Last modified: July 20, 2021

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# Wrong shortcode initialized

 *  Resolved [pattyadams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pattyadams/)
 * (@pattyadams)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-shortcode-initialized/)
 * When I insert the short code created for my personality type quiz this is what
   I get. “Wrong shortcode initialized” I also used the insert quiz button in the
   post paragraph and the same thing occurs.

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 *  [nbcampus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nbcampus/)
 * (@nbcampus)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-shortcode-initialized/#post-14687414)
 * I am facing same issue. I tried to use Quiz shortcode with “Ultimate product 
   catalog” to publish my Quiz.
 *  Plugin Author [Ays Pro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ays-pro/)
 * (@ays-pro)
 * [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-shortcode-initialized/#post-14688193)
 * Hi dear [@pattyadams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pattyadams/) and [@nbcampus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nbcampus/),
 * Thank you for the topic.
 * The given message appears in the following cases:
    1. The ID attribute is missing,
   for instance: [ays_quiz id=””] 2. There is not any quiz in your database with
   the given ID. 3. The quiz is unpublished.
 * Please check them and let us know.
 * Thank you.

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 * Last reply from: [Ays Pro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ays-pro/)
 * Last activity: [4 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-shortcode-initialized/#post-14688193)
 * Status: resolved