Title: Can create duplicate shortcodes
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Can create duplicate shortcodes

 *  Resolved [IainPurdie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iainpurdie/)
 * (@iainpurdie)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-create-duplicate-shortcodes/)
 * It’s possible to create two shortcodes with the same name. As far as I can tell,
   the one created first is the one used. But it would be nice if the program checked
   for a duplicate name and either stopped you or, perhaps, offered the option of
   over-writing.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ui/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-ui/)

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 *  Thread Starter [IainPurdie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iainpurdie/)
 * (@iainpurdie)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-create-duplicate-shortcodes/#post-5964504)
 * Sorry – this is a duplicate.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-create-duplicate-shortcodes/#post-5964504)
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