Title: HTML instead of shortcode?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# HTML instead of shortcode?

 *  Resolved [grantkessler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grantkessler/)
 * (@grantkessler)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/)
 * Is it possible to use this plugin using HTML instead of shortcodes? I am trying
   to add it to a third party form creator. Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/clean-login/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/clean-login/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Alberto Hornero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hornero/)
 * (@hornero)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538634)
 * Hi, it’s not directly posible. You need to a) create a page, include the shortcode
   and save and then b) create a page template and through do_shortcode() WordPress
   function call again the method. You need the a) step because the plugin needs
   to know where is located the shortcode.
 * Please tell me what you get. Regards,
 * Alberto.
 *  Thread Starter [grantkessler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grantkessler/)
 * (@grantkessler)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538638)
 * So where should I out each code?
 *  Plugin Author [Alberto Hornero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hornero/)
 * (@hornero)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538718)
 * In your code. Not mine.
 *  Thread Starter [grantkessler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grantkessler/)
 * (@grantkessler)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538719)
 * I get step A but how do I do step B. Thanks and sorry for my lack of knowledge.
 *  Plugin Author [Alberto Hornero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hornero/)
 * (@hornero)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538721)
 * <?php do_shortcode(the_shortcode_you_want_to_include); ?>
 * Alberto.
 *  Thread Starter [grantkessler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grantkessler/)
 * (@grantkessler)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538734)
 * Ok cool and I where do I put
 * > `<?php do_shortcode(the_shortcode_you_want_to_include); ?>`
 * exactly? Thanks and sorry again
 *  Plugin Author [Alberto Hornero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hornero/)
 * (@hornero)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538737)
 * You asked me if you can include in HTML page, I don’t know in which HTML page
   you want to include it. And please, keep in mind this feature is not supported
   by default by the plugin, with the explication I gave you.
 *  Thread Starter [grantkessler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grantkessler/)
 * (@grantkessler)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538739)
 * Ok so I put that code on the designated page and put the shortcode within the
   form (using 123contactform) but the shortcode in the form still displays as just
   text
 * I also tried putting both
 * > `<?php do_shortcode([clean-login]); ?>`
 *  and
 * > `[clean-login]`
 *  and it appeared like this: [http://imgur.com/rILNLGe](http://imgur.com/rILNLGe)
 *  Plugin Author [Alberto Hornero](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hornero/)
 * (@hornero)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538742)
 * Wow! Do you want to include it in a external form? I mean you want to use in 
   a custom template, not inside a plugin. This is not a limitation of Clean Login,
   is a limitation of the form creator, they need to accept the inclusion of shortcodes.
 * Regards,
 * Alberto.
 *  Thread Starter [grantkessler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grantkessler/)
 * (@grantkessler)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html-instead-of-shortcode-1/#post-5538746)
 * Oh ok! I am going to email them about it.

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