Title: Content Not Showing with Shortcode
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Content Not Showing with Shortcode

 *  Resolved [JosiahW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josiahw/)
 * (@josiahw)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-not-showing-with-shortcode/)
 * For some reason the shortcodes are not working properly for me. Here is what 
   I am doing:
 * ——————————–
 *     ```
       content #1 - text about whatever
   
       [groups_non_member group="Subscriber"]
       content #2 - text about whatever
       [/groups_non_member]
       [groups_member group="Subscriber”]
       content #3 - text about whatever
       [/groups_member]
       ```
   
 * ——————————–
 * Now, content #1 shows up fine for both group and non-group members of “Subscriber”
   as it should.
 * If the user is not a member of group “Subscriber” they see content #2 and do 
   not see content #3. That is all good and works great.
 * If the user is a member of group “Subscriber” they do not see content #2 and 
   they do not see content #3. This is my issue. The “Subscriber” group user should
   see content #3 correct? What am I doing wrong here?
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 *  Plugin Author [itthinx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itthinx/)
 * (@itthinx)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-not-showing-with-shortcode/#post-5752926)
 * Hi,
 * I think that you’re confusing the `Subscriber` **role** with a group.
 * You should create a group, and use the group’s name instead of the role name.
   You can try it with the default `Registered` group – change the shortcodes to
   use that instead of `Subscriber` and content #2 is visible if you’re not logged
   in while content #3 is visible only if you are.
 * Cheers
 *  Thread Starter [JosiahW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josiahw/)
 * (@josiahw)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-not-showing-with-shortcode/#post-5752929)
 * I have a group called Subscriber. I also have a role called Subscriber. Could
   this be the issue? Can you not have a group and a role with the same name?

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/content-not-showing-with-shortcode/#post-5752929)
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