Title: Ad not showing up using shortcode
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Ad not showing up using shortcode

 *  Resolved [trendingsport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendingsport/)
 * (@trendingsport)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/)
 * Hi, one of my ids is not showing up no matter where I place it, or whatever the
   size I use. Header ad is working fine, and 1 more under the post. But this one
   is not working! (Advertisement in right sidebar)
    It simply shows [sc:iphone]
   written but doesnt show the ad. Please reply, thanks.

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 *  Thread Starter [trendingsport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendingsport/)
 * (@trendingsport)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593352)
 * You can visit [http://www.trendingsport.com](http://www.trendingsport.com) and
   see for yourself above the search bar.
 *  Theme Author [Richie KS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkcorp/)
 * (@rkcorp)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593374)
 * latest version should have fixed this. see changelog
    update the lib/functions/
   widget-functions.php
 *  Thread Starter [trendingsport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendingsport/)
 * (@trendingsport)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593511)
 * Richie, thanks for your reply. But, honestly speaking, I am a complete rookie
   in this thing. I just developed this website by using google and wp forums, no
   other idea. I dont know anything about child theme, or how do we make such changes
   in the theme. So can you please tell me about it? I didn’t update the theme because
   I have developed all of this simply by these forums, if I update, I am afraid
   all the settings will be changed. Please. Thanks.
 *  Theme Author [Richie KS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkcorp/)
 * (@rkcorp)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593517)
 * just download the latest version, unzip and copy paste only the file i mention
   above into yoursite/wp-content/themes/mesocolumn/lib/functions/
 * then the widget you use should be able to echo the shortcode.
 *  Thread Starter [trendingsport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendingsport/)
 * (@trendingsport)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593550)
 * How do we copy paste in there? I did right click, but there was no paste option.
   I clicked on widget-functions it didnt do anything either. I tried to drag as
   well but it didnt work. Please reply, thanks alot!
 *  Theme Author [Richie KS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkcorp/)
 * (@rkcorp)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593563)
 * you will need FTP access to manual upload the file.
    right click -> copy the 
   lib/functions/widget-functions.php go to your site FTP -> browse to folder wp-
   content/themes/mesocolumn/lib/functions/ -> right-click -> paste.
 *  Thread Starter [trendingsport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendingsport/)
 * (@trendingsport)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593567)
 * Sorry again but I think I can’t find the exact place. 🙁 I logged in [http://ftp.trendingsport.com](http://ftp.trendingsport.com)
   and went to functions thing, but I still can’t find a way to paste it there. 
   It shows no option to paste when I right click.. it gives simple options of a
   webpage of back reload inspect element etc.
    And I use CPanel.
 *  Thread Starter [trendingsport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/trendingsport/)
 * (@trendingsport)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ad-not-showing-up-using-shortcode/#post-4593569)
 * Done it using FireFTP. Big thanks Richie, sorry for annoying you again and again.

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