Title: Does the shortcode work in widgets?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Does the shortcode work in widgets?

 *  [sharlene_c](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sharlene_c/)
 * (@sharlene_c)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-shortcode-work-in-widgets/)
 * Hi
 * Can you tell me if the shortcode works in widgets?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/visual-form-builder/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/visual-form-builder/)

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 *  [pioneerhosting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pioneerhosting/)
 * (@pioneerhosting)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-shortcode-work-in-widgets/#post-5494888)
 * I wanted to ask this same question but then discovered that there is a dedicated
   widget! This is not mentioned (or not obvious) in the documentation.
 * When customising your theme, add a widget, and the Visual Form Builder Widget
   will be down the bottom of the available Widgets list.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-the-shortcode-work-in-widgets/#post-5494888)
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