Title: Feature Request: Real Shortcode
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Feature Request: Real Shortcode

 *  [anefarious1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anefarious1/)
 * (@anefarious1)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-real-shortcode/)
 * Hey guys,
 * Why not make it so a regular shortcode can be used to place Zemanta Related Posts
   anywhere? As of now, there’s no way to insert a shortcode into a blog’s regular
   content in the post editor.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/related-posts-by-zemanta/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/related-posts-by-zemanta/)

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 *  [PetraP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petrap/)
 * (@petrap)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-real-shortcode/#post-5951690)
 * Hey,
 * thanks for reaching out! To be honest, we think that adding the related posts
   below the content (sidebar,..) is the optimal way to show related posts. Besides,
   you can regulate/modify the position via the “<?php zemanta_related_posts()?>”
   code. Would you be so kind and explain in detail what exactly are you trying 
   to achieve?
 * Looking forward to your reply,
    Petra
 *  Thread Starter [anefarious1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anefarious1/)
 * (@anefarious1)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-real-shortcode/#post-5951692)
 * I use hashtags # on my site and I think it would be good to be able to inject
   related content at a hashtag spot. I can only do that with a regular short code.
   You said I can modify the position, how so?
 *  [PetraP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petrap/)
 * (@petrap)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-real-shortcode/#post-5951719)
 * Hey,
 * thanks for getting back to me – for example, if you want to move the position
   below the comments or some other installed plugin (social media buttons,…) but
   all these changes depend on which WP theme you are using. For some, well to be
   honest for the majority custom themes this can’t be done but for the standards
   themes usually there are no complications. You can do that (usually) by going
   to “Appearance”-> “Editor” and in the files such as content.php, index.php,…you
   insert the code in the right place and that’s it.
 * Take care and enjoy the weekend,
    Petra
 *  [cedrix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedrix/)
 * (@cedrix)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-real-shortcode/#post-5951797)
 * «Would you be so kind and explain in detail what exactly are you trying to achieve?»
   
   Hello, I have about 10 wordpress websites with 30 plugins on each websites…different
   themes. As I am not a web developer I just don’t change any php code. When you
   don’t know what you are doing it just leads to bugs that shut down your website.
   At every plugin / theme update there are risks and this is not good.
 * So I am looking for a shortcode so I can display on the bottom at the right order.
   Here is my current order taht I don’t control.
    – Post source (I often refer 
   to study and this is included into the post content) – Sharing icons – Related
   post – Author box with newsletter included
 * I don’t control this order…it depends on the plugin I use. From now on I would
   edit that manually with shortcodes…so I can have
    – Sharing icons – Related post
   + product of the day (on the right) – Author box with newsletter included – Source

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 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [cedrix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedrix/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-real-shortcode/#post-5951797)
 * Status: not resolved