Title: embedding via PHP rather than shortcode?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# embedding via PHP rather than shortcode?

 *  [James Morton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stylishjm/)
 * (@stylishjm)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-via-php-rather-than-shortcode/)
 * Hello,
 * I am using Advanced Custom Fields plugin to keep a consistent layout throughout
   the site. One of the custom fields is used for an image.
    `<?php the_field('main_image');?
   >` outputs a direct URL to the image from the custom field.
 * What I am looking for is a way to have a way to embed the filter function into
   single.php to keep consistency as I obviously cannot use shortcodes on directly
   on PHP files.
 * Is there a way to have some way to have this done?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/instafx/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/instafx/)

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 *  [shinjing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shinjing/)
 * (@shinjing)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-via-php-rather-than-shortcode/#post-3868282)
 * Hi Stylishjm,
 * On the new InstaFX update, you can use a shortcode like this one:
 * [instafx effect=”majesty, sunrise”] <img src=”[http://www.yoursite.com/images/big-image.jpg&#8221](http://www.yoursite.com/images/big-image.jpg&#8221);/
   > [/instafx]
 * the pattern is:
 * [opening shortcode]<your image source>[/closing shortcode]

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