Title: Adding button to sidebar.php
Last modified: November 26, 2016

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# Adding button to sidebar.php

 *  Resolved [locksleyu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locksleyu/)
 * (@locksleyu)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-button-to-sidebar-php/)
 * Hello,
 * I just installed this plugin and added “[paypal_donation_button]” to my sidebar.
   php file (without the double quotes), but it just shows up as-is on the page 
   when it get’s rendered.
 * How do I add the donation button to my sidebar.php? I am using WordPress 4.6.1
 * Thanks!

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 *  Thread Starter [locksleyu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locksleyu/)
 * (@locksleyu)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-button-to-sidebar-php/#post-8482322)
 * Just figured it out (see below), thanks!
 * <?php echo do_shortcode( ‘[paypal_donation_button]’ ); ?>

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 * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/donation-button.svg)
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 * Last reply from: [locksleyu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locksleyu/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-button-to-sidebar-php/#post-8482322)
 * Status: resolved