Title: Help with shortcodes, please
Last modified: December 9, 2016

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# Help with shortcodes, please

 *  Resolved [ronw7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ronw7/)
 * (@ronw7)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-shortcodes-please/)
 * Confused about shortcodes. If I use [newsletter] I gain all the encapsulated,
   automated messages. However, I’m stuck with the generic form.
 * If I customize my newsletter form, I gain a customized form but lose all the 
   encapsulated, automated messages.
    [newsletter_form button_label=”Subscribe”][
   newsletter_field name=”first_name” placeholder=”Name”][newsletter_field name=”
   email” placeholder=”email@email.com”][/newsletter_form]
 * How do I get the best of both worlds?

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-shortcodes-please/)
 * Status: resolved